Currently In The News, Another Pastor Goes To Prison For Robbing Elderly Folks

[Carla_Danger]

I don't believe his sentence was harsh enough!

A Missouri pastor at a church called “Passion for Truth Ministries” will serve prison time for lying to and defrauding elderly investors, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.

Jim Staley, 40, was sentenced Wednesday to 7 years in prison and ordered to repay elderly investors $3.3 million. He pleaded guilty to four counts of wire fraud and profited $570,000 in the scam of elderly people who trusted him because of his Christian faith and family values. Some of them were suffering from dementia.

Full story @ Pastor at ‘Passion for Truth’ church sentenced to prison for swindling the elderly

 

[Katzndogz]

Sounds like he was a swindler from the get go, pretending to be a pastor.

 

[Carla_Danger]

Sounds like he was a swindler from the get go, pretending to be a pastor.

There's a lot of pretend preachers out there.

Sanford pastor accused of stealing thousands from elderly woman

 

[Jackson]

This is especially terrible. Going after the elderly is wicked.

 

[Carla_Danger]

This is especially terrible. Going after the elderly is wicked.

I agree. And some suffering from dementia, for cripes sake!

 

[Dot Com]

this is what happens when you insist on having a sky pixie

JoeB131

 

[S.J.]

Good! There's nothing worse than someone exploiting the elderly, especially in the name of God. They also play into the hands of liberals who salivate over demonizing Christianity. He might survive prison but his REAL punishment will begin after he dies.

 

[Agit8r]

So, why didn't Holy Spirit warn them?

 

[Blackrook]

Scientology does the same thing, why not arrest and convict them of swindling?

 

[Carla_Danger]

Scientology does the same thing, why not arrest and convict them of swindling?

If they're doing the same thing, they should.

 

[Mertex]

I guess some people have discovered how easy it is to swindle people if you mention God/Jesus to them and so they become pastors. For shame.....

 

[aris2chat]

church of profit

 

[JOSweetHeart]

I don't know if the guy's jail sentence is too long, too short or just right, but making him pay back what he took is most definitely a good step in the right direction and of course because of how much he took, it may take him forever to get it all paid back.

God bless you and his victims always!!!

Holly

P.S. Thou shall not steal, dude!

 

[Political Junky]

Disgusting, hopefully more "pastors" will be brought to justice.

 

[C_Clayton_Jones]

"...elderly people who trusted him because of his Christian faith and family values."

Very sad.