{UAH} Woman jailed for defrauding charity

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You can see why black people can never progress. The Notting Hill Carnival is a major income earner for black business- quite apart from the huge boost it gives to Afro-Caribbean culture, music, dance,  food and cuisine. You would therefore think we would guard it jealously. But look what happens- all charity money generated to invest in  good causes such as education, scholarships, talent development etc are just swindled by one person. I am responsible for over £5 million of charity money as a charity trustee, but not one single penny ever goes missing from my charities. Really sad that black people are sometimes their worst enemies.

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Woman jailed for defrauding charity

News   •   Jul 13, 2018 14:29 BST

[Jailed: Nadia Deone Chase Ali]

A woman has been sentenced for defrauding a charity she worked for of more than three quarters of a million pounds.

Nadia Deone Chase Ali, 35 (25.03.83) of Bonchurch Road, W11, appeared at Isleworth Crown Court on Friday, 13 July where she was convicted of fraud by abuse of position, theft and removing money from England and Wales.

She was sentenced to six years in prison.

Chase Ali was employed as a financial officer with Carnival Village Trust (CVT). She then went on to work freelance for the organisation, holding a position of trust in which she was expected to safeguard the financial interests of the charity. 

Over the course of two years, Chase Ali made 530 separate payments totalling £784,262.56 from CVT and TW11's bank accounts into four of her own bank accounts. She disguised these transactions as payments to legitimate suppliers, service providers and government organisations.

To conceal the theft, she stole from the charity and company a significant number of financial documents including outstanding invoices, payments demand letters and financial statements. These were found at her home address when she was arrested on 16 March 2017.

Chase Ali provided no explanation in interview for the fraud or documents found at her home address. She was charged on 31 October 2017 and appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court on 28 November 2017 where the case was referred to Isleworth Crown Court.

The trial began on Monday, 11 June; on day two of the trial, Chase Ali changed her plea for two counts - fraud by abuse of position and removal of criminal property out of England and Wales. She continued to plead not guilty to theft of the financial documents from the Tabernacle.

After hearing all the evidence, including the defendant taking to the stand herself, the jury went out for deliberations on Friday, 15 June. That same day the jury found Chase Ali guilty of theft, fraud by abuse of position and removal of criminal property from England and Wales.

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