A DOOR-TO-DOOR cancer charity collector broke rules when he accepted cash from the public, Barnsley Magistrates' Court was told.
The man was only supposed to arrange Direct Debits for Marie Curie Cancer Research, said Jayne Ormrod, prosecuting.
But the collector, who targeted middle aged or older people, pocketed between £200 and £300 over about seven weeks, Mrs Ormrod said.
Having admitted fraud by false representation, the 34-year-old will be sentenced at Sheffield Crown Court on April 14. He was granted unconditional bail.
** The full story appears in the Barnsley Chronicle, dated March 27. **
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