超级模特娜奥米·坎贝尔在法庭诉讼中赢得胜诉，推翻了英格兰威尔士慈善委员会在2024年对她做出的五年禁止担任慈善受托人的禁令1。法官周四判定坎贝尔的失职并非源自其本人行为，而是由联合受托人比安卡·赫尔米希的欺骗所致1。法官认定赫尔米希伪造了文件、谎报律师身份，而坎贝尔对慈善机构的严重不当行为和资金挪用并不知情1。坎贝尔称她"唯一的错误"是信任了赫尔米希1。
根据法庭调查，涉案慈善机构的资金被挪用于坎贝尔在戛纳五星级酒店的住宿、水疗、房间服务和香烟，以及向受托人赫尔米希支付了£316,000的未授权费用和旅行开支1。鉴于各人的不同责任程度，赫尔米希被禁止担任受托人九年，维罗妮卡·周被禁止四年1。法官认定赫尔米希"使用伪造文件"欺骗了专业顾问和慈善委员会1。慈善委员会已确保£250,000资金流向包括拯救儿童组织和伦敦市长基金在内的慈善机构1。这是法院第二次推翻慈善委员会做出的受托人禁令1。
Supermodel Naomi Campbell has successfully overturned a five-year ban from serving as a charity trustee that was imposed by the Charity Commission in 2024.1 A judge ruled on Thursday that Campbell was deceived by co-trustee Bianca Helmichi, who forged documents and misrepresented her legal credentials, and that Campbell had no knowledge of the charity's serious misconduct and fund misappropriation.1 The court determined that Campbell's testimony was credible and that her breach of duty stemmed not from her own conduct but from Helmichi's deception.1
The case centered on misuse of charity funds, which were diverted to cover Campbell's accommodation, spa treatments, room service, and cigarettes at a five-star hotel in Cannes, as well as unauthorized payments of £316,000 to trustee Helmichi and travel expenses.1 Helmichi was banned from serving as a trustee for nine years, while Veronica Zhou received a four-year ban.1 The judge found that Helmichi had used forged documents to deceive professional advisers and the Charity Commission itself.1 Campbell stated that her "only mistake" was trusting Helmichi.1 The Charity Commission has since ensured that £250,000 in recovered funds flow to charities including Save the Children and the London Mayor's Fund.1 This marks the second time a court has overturned a trustee ban imposed by the Charity Commission.1
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