Former Scots HIV charity chief and SNP aide charged with fraud over finance allegations
dailyrecord.co.ukA former charity boss has been charged with fraud, the Sunday Mail can reveal.HIV Scotland’s former chief executive Nathan Sparling, a former aide to ex-SNP Westminster leader Angus Robertson, was reported to police over concerns.
The charity, which has supported people with HIV for 30 years, announced it was to shut last month.HIV Scotland received around £400,000 a year, which included Scottish Government cash.
Complaints were previously raised with the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) about spending on consultancy fees, meeting expenses and salary advances totalling £11,000.Sparling, who became HIV Scotland CEO in December 2018, stepped down in December 2020 before the fraud allegations came to light.
Last night, police confirmed Starling had been charged.A police spokeswoman said: “In February 2021, we received a report of a possible fraud at a premises in York Place, Edinburgh.
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