A CROOKED charity boss bragged her career was built on “authenticity and integrity” — while she was nicking £85,000. Lindsay MacCallum, 61, made the brass-necked boast just months before she owned up to embezzling cash from a foundation set up in memory of her best pal’s daughter. 6 Crooked MacCallum stole from the charity to fund her luxury lifestyle 6 The callous mum-of-two was living it up with two holiday homes in Spain 6 She is currently behind bars, waiting to be sentenced Credit: Getty 6 MacCallum boasted on a podcast about her 'honesty' Credit: Getty And we can reveal the callous mum of two was at the same time also living the high life with two holiday homes in Spain and a third in the north of Scotland .
MacCallum, of Aberfoyle, Stirlingshire, is currently behind bars waiting to be sentenced after she pled guilty to fraud last Tuesday. She was nailed after confessing to Rainbow Valley co-founder Angela MacVicar in August 2022 that she’d stolen donations. But in a podcast interview in January of that year told of her ‘honesty’ and ‘life of service’ to the third sector.
Read More Scottish News PLANE PAIN Thousands of passengers disrupted by runway repairs at busy Scots airport BLADE ATTACK Teenager rushed to hospital after stabbing in Scots city as police hunt thugs Speaking to the Charity Voices podcast in January 2022, MacCallum - who was also in the Royal Navy , said: “It takes a certain kind of person to be a fundraiser — you have to want to serve. “It’s been a great life to live . When you have grown-up children , you like to think you are a role model for them.
“I’m also proud that every step of the way I have acted with authenticity and integrity. “That is really, really important to me.” Most read in The Scottish Sun HEARTBREAKING Child dies after falling unwell at popular family attraction near Glasgow WATCHING ON Gers hero trains with SPFL Prem side & is spotted in stands taking in cup clash WHISTLE STOP SFA to assess match audio as St Johnstone demand answers over Rangers VAR goal FLAT BLAZE Fire breaks out at Scots block of flats as emergency crews race to scene She added: “If people trust you, like you and believe in you, that’s how you build good strong relationships .
“They know that you are authentic and they know that you are honest. Charity Boss Embezzles £85,000 from Cancer Foundation “If they don’t trust you, they won’t believe in the cause if they don’t believe in you.” She pled guilty to that fraud and a further £9,505 from the Anthony Nolan Trust at Falkirk sheriff court on Tuesday and was locked up pending sentence.
We can reveal she has floated between Marbella, Majorca and a chalet in Scotland while proclaiming her innocence since her arrest in 2022 - and also spent a fortune jetting off to Cyprus for her son’s wedding last July. She also would blow thousands on a professional decorator every Christmas to festoon her plush £300,000 home with expensive baubles. 6 She also spent a fortune in Cyprus for her son's wedding Credit: Getty 6 Rainbow Valley was set-up in memory of Angela MacVicar's daughter Johanna MacCallum was in Cyprus last July at the lavish wedding of her son where she was pictured with her two sisters and daughter.
She has also jetted between Scotland and family-owned apartments in Marbella, which has its own pool , and Santa Ponsa, Majorca living the high life. The family also own a chalet at a holiday park in Findhorn, Moray. A source revealed: “Lindsay has always been about vanity and flaunting her wealth.
“That’s fine if it’s achieved legally - but not if you’re stealing from a cancer charity. “After she was arrested, she carried on portraying herself as an upstanding member of the community by going to the local gym in Aberfoyle and the book club. “She lied to everyone - family and friends.
” Read more on the Scottish Sun frosty outing Tommy Fury takes Bambi for ice cream after Molly-Mae split and cheat claims RETAIL PAIN Exact date Ted Baker to shut all Scottish stores as jobs at risk We told last week how Angela MacVivar stumbled upon MacCallum ’s decade of deceit after discovering discrepancies in an account set up for a fundraising ball. Rainbow Valley was set up in honour of her daughter Johanna, who died from leukaemia ..
