Charity Scams

The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) has arrested five individuals involved in a fraudulent housing scheme that deceived over 250 home seekers out of more than US$200,000. Among those arrested are …

The CEO of Global Ikhwan Services and Business Holdings (GISB), Nasiruddin Mohd Ali, along with his wife, was arrested as Malaysian police expanded their investigation into a disturbing child abuse …

Sherry Stone TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER Abdur Rahim Islam, the former CEO of Universal Community Homes, was sentenced Tuesday to seven years in federal prison for multiple fraud and tax charges. …

By Alexandra E. Petri A Texas woman has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for stealing over $100 million from a youth development grant program aimed at children …

News-Press NOW Craig Anthony Reynolds, the 62-year-old CEO of Medical Cost Sharing Inc., was sentenced to over 17 years in federal prison for his involvement in an $8 million wire …

Author: Tanya Eiserer, Mark Smith A Dallas pastor, Whitney Foster, has been sentenced to 35 years in prison after being found guilty of stealing three churches through a fraudulent deed …

Betsy Trumpener · CBC News A former financial manager at the Elizabeth Fry Society in Prince George, B.C., was sentenced to two and a half years in prison for embezzling …

By Adie Zulkifli A university student in Malaysia was arrested today for allegedly deceiving Cancer Survivors Malaysia (CSM) into raising donations intended for his tuition fees. Kubang Pasu police chief …

A woman has been sentenced to three years in prison for stealing nearly £86,000 from a cancer charity established in memory of her best friend’s daughter. Lindsay MacCallum, 61, defrauded …

Police in Rayong, Thailand, have apprehended a monk, Supachai (40), and his accomplice, Suwanwit (38), for fraudulently collecting donations under the pretense of representing a defunct temple. The duo placed …