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Miles Archer

(24,333 posts) Wed Oct 7, 2015, 07:37 AM Oct 2015

Pastor charged for stealing $21K from church to pay off mistress

Pastor charged for stealing $21K from church to pay off mistress

http://www.wcnc.com/story/news/crime/2015/10/06/pastor-charged-for-stealing-21k-from-church-to-pay-off-mistress/73460666/''

FLORISSANT, Mo. - A St. Louis County pastor has been charged with stealing more than $21,000 from a church to pay off a mistress.

The St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney's Office says 30-year-old Ralph Sawyer stole the money from Lindsay Lane Missionary Baptist Church, where he served as a pastor.

According to charging documents, Sawyer had been issued an ATM card to pay for church expenses. The church's treasurer discovered funds were missing from the savings account, launching an investigation.

The investigation revealed Sawyer had made 35 withdrawals from the account in June and July, totaling $21,727.50.

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Pastor charged for stealing $21K from church to pay off mistress (Original Post) Miles Archer Oct 2015 OP

Let us Prey malaise Oct 2015 #1

The important thing is that God will forgive him Orrex Oct 2015 #2

One more young malaise Oct 2015 #4

Hope it was some good sex for what it cost him. [nt] Jester Messiah Oct 2015 #3

I really want to see what his mistress looks like.n/t dixiegrrrrl Oct 2015 #11

He put Missionary Baptists in a bad position jberryhill Oct 2015 #5

oooooooo.... KansDem Oct 2015 #8

At least the money was injected into the bottom of the economy, to be circulated NCjack Oct 2015 #6

Let's go rob a bank. I promise I'll put it in the economy NightWatcher Oct 2015 #10

This message was self-deleted by its author deutsey Oct 2015 #7

Clergy, like police, are entirely corrupt in that there is a great deal of corruption in the ranks Bluenorthwest Oct 2015 #9

malaise

(297,965 posts)

1. Let us Prey

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Wed Oct 7, 2015, 07:38 AM

Oct 2015

on the gullible and steal their money - one more snake oil salesman exposed.

Orrex

(67,396 posts)

2. The important thing is that God will forgive him

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Wed Oct 7, 2015, 07:41 AM

Oct 2015

Give it a few years, and Ol' Ralphie will be riding a landslide into major public office.

malaise

(297,965 posts)

4. One more young

Reply to Orrex (Reply #2)

Wed Oct 7, 2015, 07:44 AM

Oct 2015

Fuckabee

Jester Messiah

(4,711 posts)

3. Hope it was some good sex for what it cost him. [nt]

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Wed Oct 7, 2015, 07:43 AM

Oct 2015

dixiegrrrrl

(60,175 posts)

11. I really want to see what his mistress looks like.n/t

Reply to Jester Messiah (Reply #3)

Wed Oct 7, 2015, 11:08 AM

Oct 2015

jberryhill

(62,444 posts)

5. He put Missionary Baptists in a bad position

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Wed Oct 7, 2015, 08:14 AM

Oct 2015

KansDem

(28,498 posts)

8. oooooooo....

Reply to jberryhill (Reply #5)

Wed Oct 7, 2015, 08:31 AM

Oct 2015

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NCjack

(10,297 posts)

6. At least the money was injected into the bottom of the economy, to be circulated

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Wed Oct 7, 2015, 08:20 AM

Oct 2015

and help everybody. No one was benefited by storing that money in a bank.

NightWatcher

(39,382 posts)

10. Let's go rob a bank. I promise I'll put it in the economy

Reply to NCjack (Reply #6)

Wed Oct 7, 2015, 08:46 AM

Oct 2015

You must realize how difficult it was for me to not make a joke about putting it in the bottom...

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deutsey This message was self-deleted by its author.

Bluenorthwest

(45,319 posts)

9. Clergy, like police, are entirely corrupt in that there is a great deal of corruption in the ranks

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Wed Oct 7, 2015, 08:43 AM

Oct 2015

and those who are not directly corrupt cover for the rest by refusing to talk about the corruption in their own ranks while wailing about how terrible those outside their ranks are.

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