Nathan Sparling was previously chief executive of HIV Scotland until December 2020, when he quit. A fraud investigation was launched by Police Scotland in February 2021 after a complaint.
A former charity boss from Glasgow is to stand trial next year charged with fraud. Nathan Sparling was previously chief executive of HIV Scotland until December 2020, when he quit.
His case was called at Edinburgh Sheriff Court last week, where the 33-year-old pled not guilty to a charge of embezzlement. A trial is due in May next year. A fraud investigation was launched by Police Scotland in February 2021 after a complaint. They said the probe related to premises in York Place, Edinburgh – where HIV Scotland had its offices at the time, the Daily Record reports.READ MORE: Families suffer 'unimaginable loss' in East Kilbride blaze as pictures show extent of damage
HIV Scotland announced its closure earlier this year, having supported people with the condition for 30 years. Before it shut, HIV Scotland had received about £400,000 a year in funding, which included Scottish Government cash.Sparling became HIV Scotland CEO in 2018 and left two years later before the fraud allegations came to light. He had previously worked as an aide to SNP MSP Angus Robertson when he was the party’s former Westminster leader.
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