I notice that there was a case of charity fraud heard in the Sheriff Court the other day. People selling tickets without banking all the money. But how can we ensure that the good-cause money we donate (or money for the tickets we buy) actually makes it as far as the charity account. I mean, what's to stop a collector or middleman retaining a portion of the income for their trouble? If we don't win a prize, how do we know that our ticket even made it to the draw?
In this case the perps set out with good intentions but suffered a 'glitch' in their circumstances, these things happen I suppose. But I note that after they got captured they pled guilty and the cash that was whipped was repaid to the charity concerned. The community can be happy that trust is restored.