{"id":531239,"date":"2026-04-04T12:18:30","date_gmt":"2026-04-04T09:18:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reform.news\/?p=531239"},"modified":"2026-04-04T18:03:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-04T15:03:00","slug":"founders-of-miracle-for-children-charity-fund-suspected-of-fraud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reform.news\/en\/founders-of-miracle-for-children-charity-fund-suspected-of-fraud","title":{"rendered":"Founders of Miracle for Children Charity Fund Suspected of Fraud"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n<p>The Interior Ministry <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/pressmvd\/21823\">said<\/a> it had uncovered a fraudulent scheme in the Hrodna region operating under the guise of the Miracle for Children charity fund.<\/p>\n<p>According to the ministry, four foreign nationals aged between 21 and 48 registered an organisation in Belarus in 2024 that allegedly collected money to help seriously ill children. More than 120 teenagers aged 14 to 16 were recruited to collect donations on the streets of regional centres.<\/p>\n<p>To create the appearance of legitimacy, one-tenth of the collected funds was directed towards the organisation&#8217;s stated purposes. The remaining money \u2014 about 400,000 Belarusian roubles \u2014 was allegedly taken out of the country in cash. The actual amount is believed to be significantly higher.<\/p>\n<p>Computer equipment, financial records and part of the collected money were seized. Prosecutors have opened a criminal case on fraud charges. The suspects face up to 12 years in prison.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_531113\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-531113\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/pic_11.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-531113 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/pic_11.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"668\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/pic_11.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/pic_11-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/pic_11-768x428.jpg 768w, https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/pic_11-719x400.jpg 719w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-531113\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Screenshot from video by t.me\/pressmvd<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_531111\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-531111\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/pic_9-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-531111 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/pic_9-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"668\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/pic_9-2.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/pic_9-2-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/pic_9-2-768x428.jpg 768w, https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/pic_9-2-719x400.jpg 719w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-531111\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Screenshot from video by t.me\/pressmvd<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Interior Ministry said it had uncovered a fraudulent scheme in the Hrodna region operating under the guise of the Miracle for Children charity fund. According to the ministry, four foreign nationals aged between 21 and 48 registered an organisation in Belarus in 2024 that allegedly collected money to help seriously ill children. 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