Three year sentence for fund raiser who scammed four charities.OTTAWA -- The busy charity scamming career of Patricia Michelle Salter salt·er n. 1. One that manufactures or sells salt. 2. One that treats meat, fish, or other foods with salt. Noun 1. came to an end. She was sentenced to three years in jail after pleading guilty to 30 charges of fraud, forgery forgery, in art forgery, in art, the false claim to authenticity for a work of art. The Nature of Forgery Because the provenance of works of art is seldom clear and because their origin is often judged by means of subtle factors, art and uttering false documents. Presenting herself as a professional fundraiser in the first six months of 2001, she defrauded the Ottawa Salvation Army Salvation Army, Protestant denomination and international nonsectarian Christian organization for evangelical and philanthropic work. Organization and Beliefs The Salvation Army has established branches in 100 countries throughout the world. and ALS Als (äls), Ger. Alsen, island, 121 sq mi (313 sq km), Sønderjylland co., S Denmark, in the Lille Bælt, separated from the mainland by the narrow Alensund. Society of $150,000 by having donors sign their cheques over to her personally. She also used a Salvation Army corporate credit card to pay for clothing, hockey tickets, resort holiday and vehicle rental. She also removed $110,000 dollars from an estate that was to be divided between the two charities. In 2003 and 2004 she pretended to obtain pledges from prominent, wealthy people. She obtained more than $68,000 in retainers from the Hesperus Fellowship Community of Ontario, in Thornhill and $140,000 in salary and phony expenses from the Unionville Home Society, in Markham, Ont. In 2003 she applied for workfare work·fare n. A form of welfare in which capable adults are required to perform work, often in public-service jobs, as a condition of receiving aid. [work + (wel)fare.] while her children went to private school and she worked at a hospital. |
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