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Former Rev. Barry Minkow admits fleecing church
Defrauded SD Community Bible Church of more than $3 million
Barry Minkow (formerly Rev. Barry Minkow) admitted today (January 22) that he defrauded his former San Diego Community Bible Church of more than $3 million.
Minkow is currently serving time in the Federal Medical Center in Lexington, Kentucky. He has addiction problems, on which he blames some of his misbehavior.
Minkow admitted opening unauthorized bank accounts in the church's name, forging signatures on church checks, using church funds for his personal benefit, and charging unauthorized expenses on church credit cards. Also, Minkow admitted stealing at least $3 million from parishioners and lenders. He claimed all along that he earned far more money for the church than he could have possibly extracted.
When he was young, Minkow pulled a giant Ponzi scheme and was sentenced to 25 years in prison. However, he claimed to find God and got sprung early, giving birth to the cynical comment, "born again until out again."
Then Minkow got the post at the church. He helped the United States government smell out fraud. He also set up the Fraud Discovery Institute, splitting his time between his ministering work and scouting out corporate fraud. He would bet that stocks he exposed would go down. But he stepped over the line with the big builder Lennar and landed in prison.
Minkow will be sentenced April 7 before federal judge Michael Anello.
Here's something you might be interested in.
Former Rev. Barry Minkow admits fleecing church
Defrauded SD Community Bible Church of more than $3 million
Former Rev. Barry Minkow admits fleecing church
Defrauded SD Community Bible Church of more than $3 million
Barry Minkow (formerly Rev. Barry Minkow) admitted today (January 22) that he defrauded his former San Diego Community Bible Church of more than $3 million.
Minkow is currently serving time in the Federal Medical Center in Lexington, Kentucky. He has addiction problems, on which he blames some of his misbehavior.
Minkow admitted opening unauthorized bank accounts in the church's name, forging signatures on church checks, using church funds for his personal benefit, and charging unauthorized expenses on church credit cards. Also, Minkow admitted stealing at least $3 million from parishioners and lenders. He claimed all along that he earned far more money for the church than he could have possibly extracted.
When he was young, Minkow pulled a giant Ponzi scheme and was sentenced to 25 years in prison. However, he claimed to find God and got sprung early, giving birth to the cynical comment, "born again until out again."
Then Minkow got the post at the church. He helped the United States government smell out fraud. He also set up the Fraud Discovery Institute, splitting his time between his ministering work and scouting out corporate fraud. He would bet that stocks he exposed would go down. But he stepped over the line with the big builder Lennar and landed in prison.
Minkow will be sentenced April 7 before federal judge Michael Anello.
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