A 'rotten apple' fundraiser who stole at least £5,000 from Macmillan Cancer Support has been jailed.
A "rotten apple" fundraiser who stole at least £5,000 from Macmillan Cancer Support has been jailed.Annette Wilcox, aged 62, rattled tins at crowd-pulling events like car boot sales and steam rallies up and down the country, but failed to give the cash to the charity.
The court heard that Wilcox approached the charity to become a fundraiser and was provided with promotional material, collection tins and a letter of authority. Wilcox, of Arden Avenue, Dawley, Telford, pleaded guilty to two counts of fraud by false representation.
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