embezzlement
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ClaudetteSix arrested, including four minors, after 14-year-old runner for “fast money” group allegedly embezzles victim’s money
Police in the case described by Oriental Daily arrested six people, including four minors. The report identifies the central figure as a 14-year-old boy with a gang background,...
Couple Indicted on Theft Charges Over Alleged Embezzlement That Led to Lutheran Social Services Bankruptcy
Prosecutors allege that Tim and Michele Bedwell defrauded Lutheran Social Services, a nonprofit that has since been wound down and forced into bankruptcy. Each was indicted on a...
GwenHuntersville, North Carolina, Christian school files fraud and embezzlement report after headmaster resigns
The SouthLake Christian Academy filed a report alleging fraud and embezzlement with Huntersville police over the weekend, according to police. The report was submitted just after 10 a.m....
Former Alabama Pastor Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Embezzling Over $400,000 From Church
United States District Judge Liles C. Burke sentenced Adrian Derrell Davis, 42, a former pastor in Alabama, to five years in prison. Reports differ on the timing of...
Former Southlake Christian Academy Headmaster Sentenced to 5 Years for Embezzling $9 Million
Wayne C. Parker, the former headmaster of SouthLake Christian Academy in Huntersville, was sentenced to five years in prison on Wednesday after admitting to stealing millions of dollars...
Former Chairman of Christian Science Church in Los Angeles, California, Pleads Guilty in $11 Million Fraud Case
Charles Thomas Sebesta, a former chairman of the Fifth Church of Christ, Scientist, in Hollywood, California, faced federal charges over money taken from the congregation. According to a...
Former treasurer of Church of Christ in Duluth, Minnesota, found liable for missing nearly $150,000
Ellis Thompson served as treasurer of the Church of Christ in Duluth, Minnesota, from February 2022 to August 2023, according to both reports. In the summer of 2023,...
Former Administrator Charged With Allegedly Stealing $579,000 From East Norriton, Pennsylvania, Christian School
Former administrator Katherina Paprocka, 36, of Paoli, Chester County, is charged with stealing more than $579,000 from Penn Christian Academy, a nonprofit K-8 school in East Norriton, prosecutors...
J.D. Hall convicted of embezzlement, ordered to pay $15,000 restitution to former church
Jordan “J.D.” Hall, a former pastor and political figure in Montana, was found guilty of felony embezzlement by a Richland County District Court judge and ordered to pay...
