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Wednesday January 21, 2009
Tvind:
Poul Jorgensen, one of the leading members of the Tvind humanitarian group, was found guilty of fraud on Tuesday by the Eastern High Court.Jorgensen was sentenced to two and a half years imprisonment for being part of a comprehensive fraud operation that involved the establishment of a humanitarian foundation where money taken in was channelled to the organisation’s private businesses and never declared for tax purposes.
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Friday February 1, 2008
Tvind:
George Kwon thought he was doing his part to help less fortunate children in Africa when he agreed to let a nonprofit organization called Campus California TG place a clothing-collection box on his business property. But questions abound about the validity of Campus California TG (Teachers Group), which says it collected 3.2million pounds of donated clothing — worth about $800,000 — from 300 boxes last year.
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Monday December 10, 2007
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A ‘charity’ connected to a Danish cult harms local community charities.
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Sunday June 17, 2007
Tvind:
Do you donate to Planet Aid? You may be surprized to learn where your donations end up.
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Saturday December 9, 2006
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In 2003, The Guardian newspaper described the founder of the cult-like organisation, Mogens Amdi Pedersen of Denmark, as a kind of hippie guru, a revolutionary firebrand who preached a Maoist-inspired gospel of social renewal.
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Tuesday December 5, 2006
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Still eluding Danish authorities, Tvind Humanitarian Fund founder Mogens Amdi Petersen was spotted in Singapore this past week by a Danish teacher.
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Monday November 6, 2006
Tvind:
What Gaia doesn’t advertise is that the used clothes also raise money for a vast, international used clothing empire whose finances are so inscrutable, several European governments have lost confidence in charitable claims of this network — known as Tvind.
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Tuesday October 24, 2006
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Police are again looking for the leaders of the Tvind Humanitarian Fund. They fear the group – which is facing a new embezzlement trial – may have fled the country.
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Friday September 1, 2006
Tvind:
A district court has found Mogens Amdi Petersen innocent of embezzling funds from the humanitarian organisation he founded
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COPENHAGEN, Denmark A local court on Thursday convicted the financial controller of several humanitarian organizations in a major Danish fraud and embezzlement case, but acquitted seven other suspects, including the alleged ringleader.
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Monday April 3, 2006
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Defenders say Planet Aid runs clean operation, fills need
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Saturday November 5, 2005
Tvind:
Some officials in Lenawee County are challenging whether to allow a group's clothing collection boxes.
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Friday February 13, 2004
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The year was 1988, and Lewis didn’t know then what prosecutors allege today: that Tvind was slowly morphing from a countercultural teachers collective into a criminal enterprise.
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Thursday February 12, 2004
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Promising the earth
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Gaia's clothing collection business flourishes in Chicago, but its promises to promote the environment are questionable. Meanwhile, the organization's leaders are under criminal indictment in Europe.
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Saturday November 1, 2003
Tvind:
A small ad that's been running in the Reader in recent weeks has a message for anyone with a big heart, a venturesome spirit, and an underdeveloped sense of skepticism. "Volunteer in Africa. . . . Work with HIV/AIDS orphans/outreach," it says. "No experience necessary." There's mention of an upcoming informational meeting, and the curious are provided with a Massachusetts phone number, an e-mail address, and a URL. Intrigued, I e-mailed Humana People to People, the organization that placed the ad, asking what I could expect if I applied.
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Monday June 9, 2003
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Ten years ago the Guardian first raised doubts about the Danish organisation behind a chain of used-clothes charity shops. Now Mogens Amdi Petersen, the mysterious, Svengali-like figure behind the organisation is to stand trial in a GBP15m fraud case.
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Friday May 16, 2003
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Evening News (England), May 15, 2003
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Friday February 7, 2003
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The Copenhagen Post (Denmark), Feb. 7, 2003
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Friday January 10, 2003
Tvind:
Tvind Alert, Jan. 8, 2003
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Thursday September 19, 2002
Tvind:
Mogens Amdi Petersen, founder of the controversial Tvind schools empire, who has been a virtual recluse for decades, is finally back on Danish soil after being successfully extradited from the USA where he was arrested seven months ago.
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Monday September 16, 2002
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The Copenhangen Post (Denmark), Sep. 15, 2002
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Monday September 2, 2002
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The Copenhagen Post (Denmark), Aug. 30, 2002
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The Copenhagen Post (Denmark), Aug. 30, 2002
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Friday August 23, 2002
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AP, Aug. 22, 2002
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- Tvind founder seen in Singapore
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- Controversial charity extends reach in US
- Tvind founder acquitted
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