Charity admits cheating women

Anne-Louise Brown of the Sunshine Coast Daily has written an article about Mercy Ministries.
“CHRISTIAN charity Mercy Ministries, which ran a home for young women in need on the Sunshine Coast, has admitted to false, misleading and deceptive conduct.”
The full article can be read here http://www.sunshinecoastdaily.com.au/story/2009/12/19/charity-admits-cheating-women/
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Ministry leaders admit deceits, agree to payments, apology to clients

Bob Smietana of The Tennessean has written an article about Mercy Ministries.
“Mercy Ministries Australia ran two homes for young women with eating disorders and other problems. The program was supposed to be free. But residents were forced to sign over their government assistance checks. Mercy also promised psychological care but failed to deliver.”
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Mercy Ministries “guilty of false, misleading and deceptive conduct”

Charity sorry over misleading services
By Jo Skinner
Posted Fri Dec 18, 2009
A Christian-based charity on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast has admitted it is guilty of false, misleading and deceptive conduct.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) says Mercy Ministries has apologised for misrepresenting its services and repaid almost $120,000 to affected women.
The charity ran two homes for [...]

Mercy Ministries – “misleading conduct”

Jared Reed has written an article about the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s findings in regards to Mercy Ministries.
“Former directors of an evangelical Christian charity have admitted to falsely claiming their residential counselling program offered professional support from GPs and other health professionals.”
You can read the rest of the article here http://www.6minutes.com.au/articles/z1/view.asp?id=508701

Mercy Ministries admits claims were false

Mercy Ministries admits claims were false

RUTH POLLARD INVESTIGATIONS EDITOR
December 17, 2009

FORMER directors of Mercy Ministries yesterday admitted the evangelical Christian organisation had engaged in false, misleading and deceptive conduct by wrongly claiming their residential care programs were free and included support from psychologists, dietitians, general practitioners and counsellors.
The admission is part of an Australian Competition [...]