A man has been ordered to repay nearly £2,500 to Macmillan Cancer Support after admitting to defrauding the charity for more than a decade.
Richard Bramley, aged 56, received a suspended jail sentence when he appeared before Boston Magistrates Court on Monday.
He pleaded guilty last month to collecting donations for Macmillan as part of a series of golf events but keeping the money for himself.
Bramley committed the fraud between 2010 and 2021.
He is required to return £2,400 to Macmillan and must pay a victim surcharge of £128.
The court said that Bramley had “dishonestly abused” his position by posing as a charity fundraiser.
He was sentenced to 16 weeks in prison, but this was suspended for the next two years.
Bramley will also have to complete 200 hours of community service.
Bob Browell, counter-fraud manager at Macmillan, said: “We welcome the sentencing and hope it serves as a reminder that incidents of fraud, although rare, are taken extremely seriously.
“It is of utmost importance that the public have confidence that the money they raise and donate is going to help people living with cancer, and we will continue to take action against any wrongdoing.”