Regina vs. Chronis and Corrigan

Charity Consumer Fraud Helping the Blind The charity was operating the Canadian Blind Associates; it raised funds by promoting concerts in various cities to raise money for the blind. This was my first experience investigating a consumer fraud involving a charity. From all known disbursements, none was found to have helped the blind in any way. We also established that a practice existed to deposit only 55% of all receipts, that I labeled the ‘known deposits’. Canadian Blind Associates itself was not registered as a charitable organization. In October 1975 Judge Costello found them guilty. Both accused weighed over 300... Read More...