Long considered one of the bastions in charitable giving, the Salvation Army is now the subject of a police investigation after $2 million in toys and food were stolen from internal sources.
According to an article in the Star, the donated goods were pilfered from the Sally Ann's Railside Road warehouse in Toronto over a two-year period.
An employee complaint prompted the investigation. The executive director has since been fired, and the agency has so far refused to respond to the CBC’s inquiries.
This is the second 'inside job' involving the Salvation Army in recent months. The Ottawa executive director was also fired after a reported internal theft of $240,000 from the charity's offices.
To my mind this is as low as it gets. Thinking of all the kids and families that will now go without toys and food this coming holiday season makes my blood boil...
Do you implicitly trust the charities you give to?
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