Fraud Archives - MinistryWatch
Self-proclaimed ‘prophet’ used church’s trust to steal COVID relief funds for luxury spending.
A Missouri "prophet" turned his church into a $1.9M fraud machine — convincing parishioners to hand over bank accounts, then draining the money into luxury cars, jewelry, and cash. A jury convicted him in just ...
Court documents reveal Tracey Jorgensen took more than $356K from GracePointe Church over five years.
Authorities have accused a former administrative assistant at an Arizona church of stealing approximately $335,000 from the congregation over five years.
Jury finds Dale Sanders Sr. guilty of diverting funds from two churches he led.
A jury has convicted a Louisiana pastor of diverting more than $343,000 from two churches he led into personal accounts. He now faces up to 20 years in prison.
A GoFundMe scam sentencing and a Chapter 11 filing mark a difficult year for the camp.
A Florida woman has been sentenced to three years in prison for using a Camp Mystic victim's identity to run a fake GoFundMe after the deadly July 2025 flood. Separately, Camp Mystic has filed for ...
Edwin Brant Frost IV’s Christian reputation helped him solicit more than $140 million from investors.
Christian conservative businessman Edwin Frost IV has pleaded guilty to federal wire fraud after prosecutors accused him of orchestrating a $140 million Ponzi scheme that affected more than 300 investors. Sentencing is scheduled for August ...
Richard Reinaldo Garcia was indicted for fraud in church flipping and Christian concert schemes.
Federal prosecutors say a Texas man used church property investments and Christian concert ventures to allegedly defraud more than 60 people of $2.2 million. He now faces multiple fraud and identity theft charges.
Husband/wife team allegedly bilked own church and nonprofit
More fraud in Minnesota. This husband/wife pastoral team allegedly bilked their own church and nonprofit out of millions.
‘You'll get one bullet and be shot dead,’ she reportedly said.
FBI charges woman for threatening prosecutors in Kingdom of God Global Church case. Complaint says she warned, “You’ll get one bullet and be shot dead,” and sent a photo of herself holding a rifle.
Dale Sanders Sr. denies the charges.
Dale Sanders Sr., who leads two New Orleans-area churches, is facing federal fraud charges.
Lessons from the Swedish Church of New York Case that Lost $3.8 Million
Lessons from the Swedish Church of New York fraud case that siphoned $3.8 million from the church—even with audits and policies in place, ministries remain vulnerable when one person controls both the money and the ...
