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May 15, 2020 · Church Official Sentenced For Stealing Thousands From Mendota Heights Church. May 15, 2020 / 1:45 PM CDT / CBS Minnesota. MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) -- A 48-year-old New Brighton man has been...
Aug 15, 2019 · August 15, 2019 / 1:15 PM CDT / CBS Minnesota. MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A former church official in the south metro is accused of stealing more than $30,000 from the institution. He allegedly...
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Certainly these developments, based on what has been released by Vero Beach police so far, are intriguing. What else will we learn? Time will tell. Regardless, if what police say is true, it’s another cautionary tale. It wouldn’t be the first time such theft struck a nonprofit, charity or house of worship. It wouldn’t be the first time a respected ...
After all, about 80% of church fraud cases are not reported, according to Patricia Lotich of Smart Church Management, a website dedicated to helping church operations. “Part of this is due to a desire to keep the incident private, the forgiving nature of a church and quite frankly church leaders who don’t know how to respond to internal theft,” she...
This case should by no means be used as a knock against religion. The reality is we’re all human. Theft can occur anywhere at any time without proper oversight. So let’s be careful about how we discuss the case at Holy Cross. True stands accused of organized fraud and is free on $25,000 bond, but in our system she remains innocent until proven guil...
Dec 13, 2022 · In February 2021, after nearly two years of waiting, a judge gave First Christian Church their church property back. “They put all of the correcting it on the people that have been wronged ...
Feb 25, 2024 · MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A Tennessee pastor was rushed to the hospital after reportedly being shot in the face while trying to stop an alleged car theft Sunday morning. Police in Memphis say they were called to a shooting outside New Zionfield Baptist Church Sunday shortly after 9 a.m. local time.
Mar 3, 2023 · Fri, March 3rd 2023 at 10:10 AM. On Feb. 28, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement announced the arrest of James Edward Smith II, 49, the pastor of New Jerusalem Baptist Church, after...
May 12, 2023 · Lori Vallow Daybell. First published on May 12, 2023 / 6:51 PM EDT. Daybell is facing charges of murder in the deaths of his first wife, Tammy Daybell, and two of his wife Lori Vallow Daybell's ...