{"id":54229,"date":"2014-07-28T16:56:12","date_gmt":"2014-07-28T20:56:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=54229"},"modified":"2014-07-28T16:56:12","modified_gmt":"2014-07-28T20:56:12","slug":"uk-conman-pockets-12-million-in-cash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=54229","title":{"rendered":"UK conman pockets 1\/2 million in cash"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mary sends us a link to a story in the UK’s Daily Mail<\/a> about 51-year-old Christopher Copeland who set up collection stations for “Help For Heroes” veteran charity outside of supermarkets from 2010 to 2011 and racked in over a-half-million bucks in donations that went straight into his pockets;<\/p>\n

The teams would use Copeland\u2019s fleet of ex-military vehicles, in Help for Heroes livery, and encourage shoppers to put money into charity buckets.<\/p>\n

They then handed the cash over to ‘greedy’ Copeland, of mid Devon, who transferred it into his personal bank accounts.<\/p>\n

Exeter Crown Court heard the scam took place between February 1, 2010, and September 17, 2011, when Copeland was arrested.<\/p>\n

He admitted one charge of fraud by false representation and a charge of concealing criminal property, relating to the stolen donations.<\/p>\n

Judge Philip Wassall adjourned the case for pre-sentence reports but warned Copeland he faced a ‘lengthy’ custodial sentence.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

One of his minions became suspicious and blew him into the police;<\/p>\n

Speaking outside court, a tearful Copeland apologised for his behaviour and said he would use his ‘life\u2019s work’ to pay the money back.<\/p>\n

‘I tried to do something that was really good and I messed up,’ he said. ‘I am very sorry. I would really, really like to make amends.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

He’s “very sorry” that he got caught. The Help For Heroes charity for veterans is a legitimate organization, Copeland used their good name for his own purposes and greed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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