Universal Aide Society of BC has had its charity licence revoked by The Canada Revenue Agency. The society had been the subject of an article two years ago in The Toronto Star series Give and Take. The licence was yanked April 25th.

The Universal Aide Society website is still up with no mention of the revocation, along with some letters from supposed charity leaders praising Universal Aide Society.

The Arizona Republic takes a look at the ‘pass along’ practise and Universal Aide Society tie ins with a Phoenix televangelist Don Stewart and the St. Louis Bible Fellowship.
Stewart is a story in himself, taking on the mantle and organization of A.A. Allen, a known Pentecostal fraudster and operating openly for near 40 years.
According to the Phoenix Register, Universal Aide Society did more than run a personal piggy bank out of BC:

“Gremyachev is a director for two charities in the United States called Universal Heart in South Bend, Ind., and Universal Aide Society America in Tampa. Both charities were set up after the Canada Revenue Agency began its investigation of Universal Aide in 2005.”

The Toronto Star fills in details on how the scam operated in High-flying charity grounded.