Legal Developments
Issues that affect ministers and churches
State | Title | Category |
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Priest Sentenced to Nearly Eight Years for Embezzlement
| Fraud | |
Pastor Guilty of Securities Fraud
| Fraud | |
A Christian Ministry’s Fundraising Violated Federal Securities Laws
| Fraud | |
Pastor Guilty of Embezzling Funds from a Local PTA
| Fraud | |
Church Leader Caught in Embezzlement Scheme Goes to Prison
| Fraud | |
Pastor Who Embezzled Ordered to Pay Restitution
| Fraud | |
Michigan Court Rules ‘Ecclesiastical Abstention’ Bars It from Resolving Church Dispute by Interpreting Polity
| Clergy - Discipline and Removal; Fraud | |
Benevolence Funds and Money Laundering
| Fraud | |
Embezzlement Without Internal Controls
| Fraud | |
Use of Discretionary Funds for Personal Purposes
| Discretionary Funds; Fraud | |
Beware of Fundraising Schemes
| Fraud | |
Adding Defendants to a Lawsuit
| Fraud | |
Church Official Could Not Bring Securities Fraud Action Against Brokerage Firm as an Individual
| Fiduciary Duty; Fraud |