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The former administrator of a Pennsylvania-based Episcopal nonprofit insurance corporation is under investigation for fraud after a forensic audit uncovered a $1.4 million discrepancy in the organization’s books.
A scathing investigation of former head megachurch pastor Stovall Weems commissioned by Celebration Church in Jacksonville, Florida, paints a picture of a self-absorbed leader who manipulated employees, fraudulently used the church’s money, and sometimes appeared ...
Elder Financial Exploitation on the Rise; Tips to Avoid It
Nathan Peachey asked donors to support a variety of ministries—The Joseph Project, Jericho Outreach, Jericho Outreach-Norway, Christian Charity Foundation—promising some people that their money would not only support religious and humanitarian work but also deliver ...
A former Tucson insurance agent who also ran a Christian counseling service has been sentenced to more than four years in federal prison for defrauding multiple clients, many of them elderly, out of more than ...
A Florida man has been sentenced to more than seven years in prison for defrauding pastors, churches, and other victims in West Virginia of more than $5 million by portraying himself as an investment advisor ...
The former bookkeeper for a Texas church has been sentenced to five and a half years in prison for embezzling more than $450,000.
The leader of a Philippines-based church was charged with having sex with women and underage girls who faced threats of abuse and “eternal damnation” unless they catered to the self-proclaimed “son of God,” federal prosecutors ...
Christian Speaker and Sons Asked to Repay Millions from Mississippi Welfare Fraud Scheme
A federal grand jury has indicted a Virginia man who they say duped investors out of more than $740,000 by convincing them to help him build a religion-themed family entertainment venue, the U.S. Department of ...
