Trustees of a church charity have written off thousands of pounds paid to a former “happy clappy” vicar who made irregular payments to himself and his wife. The tribunal ruled that he must undergo safeguarding training and be supervised by…
BATES COUNTY —Law enforcenement are investigating a Kansas man for a scam involving churches in several states. On August 2026, deputies with the Bates County Sheriff's Office received a report of a possible scam that was targeting churches in the area.
The accused allegedly 'falsified a story' and 'emotionally manipulated' victims at several Greek Orthodox churches into giving money Two women – one of them elderly – face fraud charges for a scam that allegedly targeted “several” Greek Orthodox Churches in the city.
Tracy Humbert, 53, of Fort Scott, Kansas, is accused of scamming churches in… A Kansas man has been arrested in Bates County, Missouri, for deceptively convincing churches to give him money. Tracy Humbert, 53, of Fort Scott, Kansas, is accused of scamming…
Televangelist Jim Bakker, who built a multimillion-dollar empire and lived in opulence before being disgraced by a sex scandal, fraud conviction for bilking followers and divorce from television co-host Tammy Faye, died on Monday at age 86. Javascript is required to…
According to the charging documents described in public accounts of the case, Cristian Popescu was arraigned on wire fraud and money laundering counts tied to an alleged church investment scheme. An indictment is a formal accusation, not a finding of…
Listen or Read Below: Pastors and those who lead churches and congregations are in positions of trust, but for one church in Washington state, federal investigators allege that the pastor used and abused that trust to steal money from church…
Troup County deputies arrested two men in connection with an international email scheme that defrauded a Troup County church out of $60,000. TROUP COUNTY, Ga. - Two men face multiple felony fraud charges after an international cyber scheme siphoned $60,000 from a Troup…
The indictment, filed October 7, alleges Popescu told prospective investors God had spoken to him and selected them to invest.
WGNS Radio TBI Investigation Leads to Arrest of Franklin Man Accused of Bible Distribution Fraud and Forgery Oct 20, 2026 at 10:32 pm FRANKLIN, Tenn. - An investigation by special agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has resulted in the arrest of a…
Embezzlement, fraud and financial misconduct in churches and ministries, from stolen offerings to the Vatican's finance trials.
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