Three leaders of an unregistered Christian house church in Xi’an city in central China have been arrested by communist authorities and detained on fraud charges, reigniting concerns over religious freedom in China.
Adrian Davis, a former pastor of a now-defunct campus of a megachurch in Alabama, has pleaded not guilty to federal charges of diverting over $400,000 from church funds. Prosecutors allege the money was spent on luxury purchases, vehicles, personal debt and mortgage payments.
Adrian Davis, the former lead pastor at the now-defunct Huntsville, Alabama, campus of All Nations Worship Assembly, pleaded guilty to spending over $400,000 of the church’s funds on personal expenses and filing a false tax return.
U.S. District Judge Amos L. Mazzant has denied a motion to dismiss a class action lawsuit accusing Gateway Church in Southlake, Texas, and its embattled founder, Robert Morris, of misappropriating church funds.
A federal grand jury has indicted the Georgia-based leader of a multi-location church and seminary and others for their part in allegedly defrauding U.S. taxpayers and veterans of over $26 million. The indictment alleges the leader stole someone's identity in 1983 and became a U.S. citizen before launching the organization in 2002.
A Texas pastor has resumed preaching at the large congregation he once led, nearly a year after being released from prison. The return of the pastor, who previously served as a spiritual adviser to Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama, comes following a conviction for involvement in a multimillion-dollar fraud scheme.
Police in Pakistan arrested and charged a 60-year-old Catholic man with blasphemy after he accused a Muslim shopkeeper of overcharging him, sources said.
A Denver pastor and his wife, who claim God told them to sell cryptocurrency, have been indicted on fraud charges.
A former bishop and president of The African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church has pleaded guilty to defrauding several congregations of the historically black denomination.
The U.S. Department of Justice has announced that over 300 people have been arrested in connection with a record $14.6 billion in alleged healthcare fraud.
