Vietnam vet on fraud charge

Vietnam vet on fraud charge

EMILY MACDONALD

November 16th, 2009

A SENIOR member of the Townsville Vietnam Veterans Association has been charged with defrauding the charity of almost $18,000.

The man allegedly spent seven months collecting the money, which was raised through raffles and market stalls, and putting it in his own pocket.

Volunteers at the organisation including president John Trewern are devastated by the revelations, which will force the charity to scale back the welfare they hand out over the festive season.

Townsville CIB officer-in-charge Detective Senior-Sergeant Chris Hicks confirmed the 65-year-old-man was being investigated for fraud.

''He was in a position within the organisation where he handled cash and he utilised that cash for his own purposes,'' Det Sen-Sgt Hicks said.
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Vietnam vet on fraud charge