Woman jailed for six years for charity fraud

Woman jailed for six years for charity fraud

A former finance officer of the Carnival Village Trust, a London-based charity has been jailed for a total of six years by Isleworth Crown Court.

Nadia Chase Ali, 35, and from London carried out a number of thefts totalling nearly £800,000 in two years, she transferred money on over 500 occasions to her own bank account.

She disguised the transfers as legitimate payments to suppliers and government organisations, before sending the money to her family in Trinidad.

Andrew Caird, from the CPS, said: “Nadia Chase Ali acted dishonestly and in her own interests when she siphoned off nearly £800,000 from the charity with close links to the Notting Hill Carnival.

“Our prosecution was able to show that she had sent large amounts of money to her homeland of Trinidad and that she sought to cover her tracks by stealing financial documents that showed her illegal activity.

“Her offending took place over a period of almost three years and showed not only how calculated Chase Ali’s actions were, but also demonstrated her complete disregard towards making a gain from taxpayers’ money as well as the effect her dishonesty could have had on such an important community event.”

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