Federal prosecutors have charged an Arlington pastor with orchestrating a scheme that allegedly defrauded more than 50 investors of over $3.2 million through church renovation projects, Christian concert ventures and other religious investment opportunities.
A federal grand jury indicted 53-year-old Richard Reinaldo Garcia, senior pastor of Garcia Church, on one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, two counts of wire fraud and one count of aggravated identity theft.
“The object of the conspiracy was for defendant Richard Reinaldo Garcia to defraud individual victims of their money and property so defendant Garcia, Co-Conspirator A, and others could enrich themselves through Relevant Entities,” the indictment alleges…