Heroes of charities seem no heroes.
Thief or thug or angels ?
at sinkapore, more this kind of thiefs are discovered.
who is the biggest thief of all ? get caught already?
SINGAPORE: In what is likely to be a landmark case for the charity sector, 26—year—old Rajendren Rajamani — the man behind three charities that were set up to help children — will be sentenced on Thursday.
Children of Singapore Foundation, Children’s Leukaemia Foundation and Club Sunshine were shut down in 2007 after the Commissioner of Charities found serious irregularities and suspicious transactions in their accounts.
Investigations had shown that much of the funds that were raised made its way to Rajendren’s pocket.
Of the S$69,000 in the Children of Singapore Foundation account, S$47,300 went to Rajendren for his personal expenses, S$20,700 went to his girlfriend, Cindy Ong, and S$1,000 to his friend, Dominic Joseph.
To cover his tracks, he admitted that he falsified payment vouchers, invoices, financial aid payouts and the accounts of the charities.
He also misappropriated over S$42,000 in donation proceeds which he was supposed to hand over to New Hope Community Services, giving them some S$9,000 instead. No restitution has been made.
Rajendren, who has been in remand since his arrest last December, has pleaded guilty to 26 out of 90 charges, ranging from criminal breach of trust to forgery.
In mitigation, his lawyers said he started off with noble intentions, but faltered along the way, committing a series of crimes. He had since cooperated fully with the police.
This case is the first major case where the accused has pleaded guilty after stringent charity rules kicked in back in 2007.
Lawyers said this would likely set a precedent for other charity—related cases, such as the recently completed trial of former Ren Ci CEO Ming Yi.
Thief or thug or angels ?
at sinkapore, more this kind of thiefs are discovered.
who is the biggest thief of all ? get caught already?
SINGAPORE: In what is likely to be a landmark case for the charity sector, 26—year—old Rajendren Rajamani — the man behind three charities that were set up to help children — will be sentenced on Thursday.
Children of Singapore Foundation, Children’s Leukaemia Foundation and Club Sunshine were shut down in 2007 after the Commissioner of Charities found serious irregularities and suspicious transactions in their accounts.
Investigations had shown that much of the funds that were raised made its way to Rajendren’s pocket.
Of the S$69,000 in the Children of Singapore Foundation account, S$47,300 went to Rajendren for his personal expenses, S$20,700 went to his girlfriend, Cindy Ong, and S$1,000 to his friend, Dominic Joseph.
To cover his tracks, he admitted that he falsified payment vouchers, invoices, financial aid payouts and the accounts of the charities.
He also misappropriated over S$42,000 in donation proceeds which he was supposed to hand over to New Hope Community Services, giving them some S$9,000 instead. No restitution has been made.
Rajendren, who has been in remand since his arrest last December, has pleaded guilty to 26 out of 90 charges, ranging from criminal breach of trust to forgery.
In mitigation, his lawyers said he started off with noble intentions, but faltered along the way, committing a series of crimes. He had since cooperated fully with the police.
This case is the first major case where the accused has pleaded guilty after stringent charity rules kicked in back in 2007.
Lawyers said this would likely set a precedent for other charity—related cases, such as the recently completed trial of former Ren Ci CEO Ming Yi.
