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| Cancer charity thief ordered to pay back £70,000 | Cancer charity thief ordered to pay back £70,000 |
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| Lindsay MacCallum (right) stole money set up in memory of her friend Angela MacVicar's (left) daughter | Lindsay MacCallum (right) stole money set up in memory of her friend Angela MacVicar's (left) daughter |
| A woman who stole money from a cancer charity set up in memory of her best friend's daughter has been ordered to pay back over £70,000. | A woman who stole money from a cancer charity set up in memory of her best friend's daughter has been ordered to pay back over £70,000. |
| Lindsay MacCallum, 61, defrauded the charity Rainbow Valley over the course of a decade, after launching it with former friend Angela MacVicar. | Lindsay MacCallum, 61, defrauded the charity Rainbow Valley over the course of a decade, after launching it with former friend Angela MacVicar. |
| She also embezzled £9,505 from the Anthony Nolan Trust - a stem cell donation charity. | She also embezzled £9,505 from the Anthony Nolan Trust - a stem cell donation charity. |
| MacCallum was jailed for three years in October after she pleaded guilty to two fraud charges. | MacCallum was jailed for three years in October after she pleaded guilty to two fraud charges. |
| During a hearing at Falkirk Sheriff Court to recover the stolen money under the Proceeds of Crime Act, Advocate Deirdre Flanagan said it had been agreed that the 61-year-old had stolen a total of £95,483.48 from the charities. | During a hearing at Falkirk Sheriff Court to recover the stolen money under the Proceeds of Crime Act, Advocate Deirdre Flanagan said it had been agreed that the 61-year-old had stolen a total of £95,483.48 from the charities. |
| The former Royal Navy servicewoman - who has already paid back £25,000 to the Rainbow Valley charity - has now been given a confiscation order for the remaining £70,483.48. | The former Royal Navy servicewoman - who has already paid back £25,000 to the Rainbow Valley charity - has now been given a confiscation order for the remaining £70,483.48. |
| The court heard MacCallum took the money while being in no financial difficulty and has £175,000 in personal wealth. | The court heard MacCallum took the money while being in no financial difficulty and has £175,000 in personal wealth. |
| Sheriff Craig Harris continued the case until 11 December in an attempt to ensure the money is returned to the charities, he added it is a "very complex legal scenario.” | Sheriff Craig Harris continued the case until 11 December in an attempt to ensure the money is returned to the charities, he added it is a "very complex legal scenario.” |
| Money recovered under the Proceeds of Crime Act normally goes to the treasury or central bank. | Money recovered under the Proceeds of Crime Act normally goes to the treasury or central bank. |
| A trial at Hamilton Sheriff court previously heard that MacCallum worked as a fundraising manager for the Anthony Nolan Trust from 1995 to 2012 before she left to set up Rainbow Valley with Mrs MacVicar. | A trial at Hamilton Sheriff court previously heard that MacCallum worked as a fundraising manager for the Anthony Nolan Trust from 1995 to 2012 before she left to set up Rainbow Valley with Mrs MacVicar. |
| In 2005, Mrs MacVicar lost her 27-year-old daughter Johanna to leukaemia and the foundation was established in her honour. | In 2005, Mrs MacVicar lost her 27-year-old daughter Johanna to leukaemia and the foundation was established in her honour. |
| The pair worked together for 10 years before a fallout in 2022 which led to the discovery of discrepancies in an account set up for a fundraising ball. | |
| Ms MacVicar previously told BBC Scotland News she felt "hurt and betrayed" by her former friend's actions. | Ms MacVicar previously told BBC Scotland News she felt "hurt and betrayed" by her former friend's actions. |
| She added it has "tarnished" her daughter Johanna's legacy but the charity has continued to flourish. | She added it has "tarnished" her daughter Johanna's legacy but the charity has continued to flourish. |