Greedy People Who Steal From Charities.

While greed seems to abound everywhere, surely there are some acts that are below the purview of even the greediest of cads? Think again.

Over and over, greedy people abuse the trust of vulnerable people. One popular choice? Defrauding charities that help people in need, and other worthy causes, in order to make off with whopping great wads of cash.

Some of the world’s greediest people willingly lead people to believe that they are collecting for a charity, when in fact they intend to pocket the cash for themselves.

Just this summer, an out-of-work Indiana man was arrested for raising money, supposedly for a local food bank, but instead, kept it for himself.

You might think that defrauding charities would only be the act of a desperate man who was out of work, however, we found a well-to-do architect and two surveyors in the United Kingdom who stole from a charity trust.

An entire family plotted to steal 1.7 million pounds from the United Synagogue (a Jewish charity) in London (possible proof that greed might be hereditary).

Even the wealthiest people can show astounding greed; a Texas insurance heir was convicted of defrauding his own company’s charitable wing and absconded with $1.5 million.

These are just a few samples of greed at its lowest form. Some people really will do just about anything for money.