Ga. Jury: Preacher Stole &#36;9M From Churches
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A preacher was convicted Monday of stealing nearly &#36;9 million from hundreds of small, black churches across the country by promising them big returns on small investments.
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THE REGION A Georgia man was sentenced to three years of probation, fined $5,000, and ordered to perform 150 hours of community service for his involvement in a scheme to steal more than $4 million from Building 19, a discount retail chain based in Hingham. Michael Brown, 63, pleaded guilty to six counts of larceny and three counts of conspiracy ...
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The polygamist "prophet" is found guilty of accessory to rape, a victory for a novel legal tactic focusing on child abuse
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A military jury found a Navy chaplain guilty Wednesday of disobeying an order by appearing in uniform at a White House protest.
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A $600 million settlement would be by far the largest payout in the Roman Catholic Churchâs abuse scandal.
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A Southern Baptist preacher who endorsed GOP presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee on church letterhead said Wednesday he was being investigated by the Internal Revenue Service for mixing religion with politics.
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A D.C. judge handed a sharp defeat to members of Shiloh Baptist Church who have sought to oust their pastor, ruling today that an August vote to remove the Rev. Charles Wallace Smith was invalid.
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The state Supreme Court says a &#36;68 million lawsuit alleging that the Roman Catholic diocese of Nashville covered up child sex abuse by a former priest can go forward.
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A former county treasurer was ordered to prison Tuesday for up to 14 years after stealing county funds and losing them in phony Nigerian investments.
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PHOENIX -- In 1999, Richard Kimsey and his wife, Susan, deposited $100,000 with a Phoenix-based Southern Baptist agency that promised to do the Lord's work. A few days later, the Kimseys' money had all but vanished. And when Richard Kimsey, a Southern Baptist pastor, spoke out against the foundation...
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A Kentucky businessman was found guilty Thursday of election fraud for orchestrating a scheme to buy votes from impoverished mountain residents in two races in 2002.
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By Chris Echegaray, Tampa Tribune, Fla.  Dec. 10--PLANT CITY -- A burglar broke into Harmony Baptist Church and stole Christmas from the children of Hope Children's Home in Tampa.
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A Florida jury convicted a registered sex offender on Wednesday of kidnapping, raping and murdering a 9-year-old girl who was snatched from her bed and buried alive in a plastic garbage bag.
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A Presbyterian minister was found guilty of violating church law for officiating the weddings of two lesbian couples, the minister's defense team said Friday.
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By ERIC TUCKER  BOSTON - A warden's decision to ban a convicted killer from preaching to fellow inmates violates the prisoner's right to practice religion, his attorney told a federal appeals court Wednesday.
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The rare United Methodist Church (UMC) trial of a lesbian minister who violated church law by being honest about who she is ended Thursday with a guilty conviction and a vote to defrock her.
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A former staffer for the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee admitted Tuesday to stealing about &#36;360,000 in donor checks while he was employed there.