While the crimes may not be common, they often have a sizable impact.
Sixteen percent of Christian ministry executives say the ministry they lead has experienced financial fraud or a cyberattack in the last 12 months.
She had access to the church’s bank account because of her position.
A secretary at a Montgomery, Alabama church has been sentenced to 18 months in prison after pleading guilty to eight counts of wire fraud.
Former California pastor of Imperial Valley Ministries (IVM) Victor Gonzalez, alleged to have locked participants inside IVM "restoration" homes and used their government benefits for personal financial gain, entered his guilty plea along with three ...
Trust is important to religious organizations. But misplaced trust can lead to financial fraud, and churches need to take steps to protect themselves from people who will take advantage of their good will, said the ...
New book chronicles some of the most fascinating religious frauds of our time – and what we can do to prevent them
MinistryWatch this week released a new book, Faith-Based Fraud: Learning from the Great Religious Scandals of Our Time. The book is by MinistryWatch President Warren Cole Smith.
25 years ago, in May of 1995, The Wall Street Journal published a series of stories that led to the downfall of the Foundation for New Era Philanthropy. New Era was a financial scandal that ...
Nonprofits have fewer internal fraud prevention resources than their for-profit counterparts, according to a new study. Between January 2018 and September 2019, employees at 191 nonprofits dipped into the till for a median hit of ...
