Fraudulent fundraising for sick children tarnishes China charity

NGO member defrauds parents of kids with acute illness of nearly $1.3m

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Many families involved in the donation scams say they had realized the risks but had no other option.

HUANG HUIZHAO, JIANG MOTING, TANG HANYU, TAN CHEN and HAN WEI, Caixin

The China Charities Aid Foundation for Children (CCAFC), a nongovernmental group that provides financial assistance to needy families, is one of the country's most respected charitable institutions. That reputation is now threatened by reports that a staff member for one of the organization's programs defrauded donors of nearly 10 million yuan ($1.37 million).

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