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| Man who stole from son's cancer fund jailed | Man who stole from son's cancer fund jailed |
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| A man who stole from children's cancer charities, including one to help his son, has been jailed for five years. | A man who stole from children's cancer charities, including one to help his son, has been jailed for five years. |
| Kevin Wright, 50, who lived in Devon before moving to Staffordshire, was found guilty of theft and fraud at Nottingham Crown Court last month. | |
| Prosecutors said Wright took £171,500 to fund his "interests, investments and personal lifestyle" including an investment in a village pub. | Prosecutors said Wright took £171,500 to fund his "interests, investments and personal lifestyle" including an investment in a village pub. |
| The judge told him he was dishonest, selfish and arrogant. | The judge told him he was dishonest, selfish and arrogant. |
| Speaking before he was sentenced, Wright said all of the money raised "was spent on other children for the same purposes as what it was spent on my son". | Speaking before he was sentenced, Wright said all of the money raised "was spent on other children for the same purposes as what it was spent on my son". |
| He said: "It was spent in the spirit in which it was raised." | He said: "It was spent in the spirit in which it was raised." |
| However, Judge Greg Dickinson said Wright was not trying to help other people. | However, Judge Greg Dickinson said Wright was not trying to help other people. |