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Pastor charged for stealing $21K from church to pay off mistress [View all]
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.
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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