SantaCon organizer indicted for diverting charity funds to personal use
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A SantaCon charity fundraiser organizer in New Jersey was indicted on wire fraud charges for diverting roughly $2.7 million raised from 2019–2024, with more than half of annual proceeds siphoned to personal use rather than charitable donations, leading to his arrest and an expected court appearance.
- NYC SantaCon charity fundraiser was more con than Claus, authorities say The Guardian
- SantaCon founder accused of siphoning charitable funds for NYC holiday bar crawl for his own use ABC7 New York
- SantaCon organiser charged with stealing $1m from charity pub crawl BBC
- SantaCon organizer is a grinch who stole $1 million, Justice Department alleges CNN
- Hewitt SantaCon organizer charged with wire fraud www.spartaindependent.com
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