Miami Gardens pastor facing multiple fraud charges reversed course in court on Monday, accepting a plea deal just one week after rejecting the same offer.
Eric Readon, 49, pastor of New Beginning Missionary Baptist Church, pleaded guilty in a Miami-Dade courtroom to charges stemming from a years-long case involving financial exploitation and real estate fraud. He had originally faced up to 65 years in state prison.
Assistant State Attorney and Economic Crimes Unit Director Anthony Gil told the court that Readon “will ultimately serve 364 days in jail, 15 years’ probation, and pay $180,000 restitution to Edward Fuller,” a retired postal worker who was the central figure in the case…