Ripley Woman charged with fraud offence
A woman from Ripley has been charged following an investigation into alleged charity fraud.
Megan Scotcher from Ripley was voluntarily interviewed following allegations of fraud in respect of charitable donations made in 2020.
The 27-year-old has now been charged with one count of alleged fraud by false representation and will appear before Southern Derbyshire Magistrates’ Court in May 2021.
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