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March 28, 2008

British Charity Manager Jailed After Stealing From Nonprofit Group

A British charity manager was sentenced to jail yesterday for two years and nine months after stealing nearly $300,000 from the nonprofit group Dorset Scope, which aids people with cerebral palsy, reports The Telegraph.

John Cunningham started cashing checks and creating false invoices six months after he was hired as a finance manager in October 2003. While at first he extracted only small amounts, Mr. Cunningham quickly began to steal up to $8,000 a month.

Paul Barnard, the chief executive of Dorset Scope, called the shock of the revelations “almost too great to bear.”

Mr. Cunningham admitted his crimes to police in January 2007 and admitted the thefts in court last month.

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Comments

1. John Cunningham looks to be a sick person.I am shocked to hear this and amazed that what was the other staff doing when he was doing this shameful thing.

   — Bill steele    Mar 28, 03:49 PM    #

2. I can’t believe these stories that are surfacing in the press lately around nonprofits! Are we suddenly finding ourselves in the era of unethical social service?

   — Ken Grunke - Pillars    Mar 28, 05:38 PM    #

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