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China blacklists noted children’s charity over 10 million yuan donation fraud
- Former volunteer accused of taking millions from parents of sick kids as well as senior official at Beijing-based charity facing the dock
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Phoebe Zhangin Shenzhen
A former volunteer and a senior official are facing possible prosecution following accusations of donation fraud at a leading children’s charity in China.
The Ministry of Civil Affairs, which oversees the China Charities Aid Foundation for Children (CCAFC), has also blacklisted the organisation and temporarily suspended its operations.
This follows an investigation by the ministry, which found that the volunteer, surnamed Ke, had scammed close to 10 million yuan (US$1.38 million) from parents of sick children last year.
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Ke had been working for the CCAFC’s 9958 Rescue Centre, which arranges emergency aid for critically ill children. He was detained and the case has since been handed over to prosecutors, the ministry said on Tuesday.
The case had exposed management issues at the charity, the ministry said, noting that investigations had also revealed activities “outside regulation” and failure to disclose information according to law.
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The charity has been placed on a blacklist of dishonest organisations, with operations suspended for three months.
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