Thursday 5 September 2013

Cancer fund father jailed for thefts

Source BBC News@ tienganhvui.com


Kevin Wright at Nottingham Crown CourtBefore sentencing, Wright said the money was spent "in the spirit in which it was raised"


A man who stole from children's cancer charities, including one to help his son, has been jailed for five years.


Kevin Wright, 49, who lived in Devon before moving to Staffordshire, was found guilty of theft and fraud at Nottingham Crown Court last month.


Prosecutors said Wright took £171,500 to fund his "interests, investments and personal lifestyle" including an investment in a village pub.


The judge told him he was dishonest, selfish and arrogant.


Speaking before he was sentenced, Wright said all of the money raised "was spent on other children for the same purposes as what it was spent on my son".


He said: "It was spent in the spirit in which it was raised."


However, Judge Greg Dickinson said Wright was not trying to help other people.





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