Chris Tucker, an animal rescue worker, has been convicted of fraudulently misappropriating £190,000 of public donations to finance his personal property. Following a five-day trial at Lewes Crown Court, which concluded on Friday, October 6th, Tucker was found guilty by a jury.
The funds in question were raised for the Bexhill and Hastings Wildlife Sanctuary and Rescue between November 2014 and January 2019. Tucker had purported that these funds would be used to secure his semi-detached house, the sanctuary’s base, either through a trust or a community interest company. He assured donors that the money would be officially safeguarded for charitable causes and would not personally benefit him or anyone else.
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