“A Welsh government and Big Lottery Fund investigation found a "fundamental lack of control" at the All Wales Ethnic Minority Association (Awema).
South Wales Police is considering the findings.
The Charity Commission said it has opened a statutory inquiry into "serious concerns" about Awema.
The report says there was a "complete lack of oversight of the financial processess and controls" by Mr Malik
A former chairman resigned after complaining to the Welsh government about the way the charity was run in 2007. Three years earlier, a critical report said Aweama should receive no further funding until it demonstrated improved project and performance management
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Funding has been terminated to a race relations charity after an investigation found "significant and fundamental failures".
A Welsh government and Big Lottery Fund investigation found a "fundamental lack of control" at the All Wales Ethnic Minority Association (Awema).
Finance Minister Jane Hutt said the government had taken "decisive action".
South Wales Police is considering the findings.
The Charity Commission said it has opened a statutory inquiry into "serious concerns" about Awema.
An enquiry also needs to be launched into the WAG's part in this. It had several warnings about this organisation but failed to act and as a result serious amounts of taxpayers money would appear to have been wasted and used fraudulantly
This is the latests in a long string of WAG failings”
By BobEvans2011
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Thursday, February 09 2012, 8:48PM
“As Rita austin is presiding over the close down I would say they have think what needs to happen is a police lock down and quickly theres still plenty of cash that needs protecting”
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Thursday, February 09 2012, 9:55PM
“I agree mick1book, it is bemusing when you look at the latest on the Awema website that all this involvement is allowed to carry on.”
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Saturday, February 11 2012, 9:03AM
“Normal thing would be for any staff believed to be involved in fraud or simmilar wrong doings to be immediatly suspended and sent home. It seems that this organisation either has no HR or they may have been involved in it. After all what HR department would allow a relative to be directly appointed by another relative? Whilst apointing a relative may not be a total no no the other relative would not be allowed to be on the interview panel although in this case no interview panel seems to have existed.
What organisation also has no Expesess procedure. In any normal organisation expenses have to be reviewed and authorised and anyone that put in expenses for gym memembership would get them bounced. Even hotel bills would be reviewed to ensure that they were for business expensess and that they were not excessive
A review also need to take place of the WAG as they funded this organisation and had a duty to ensure the money was spent properly but clearly they did not.
These were not complex frauds they were things that would easily be picked up by auditors and by the WAG's staff clearly no one was doing anything they just handed the money over and fater that did nothing”
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by RoseLily1
Thursday, February 09 2012, 7:33PM
“In the light of the latest news, does anyone know if those involved and mentioned in the allegations of financial corruption are still being allowed access to the AWEMA offices? In most organisations where there has been even a whiff of allegations, good HR practice means that you keep employees or trustees that might be involved in any pending investigations away from the workplace. This is for their own benefit as well as the organisation as they might have access to documentation and records that might be required for any pending or potential investigation.”