Pastor scams ‘long-time’ friends and nonprofit out of over $230K in California, feds say

A California pastor accused of defrauding his “long-time” friends and a nonprofit out of more than $230,000 in a series of schemes was arrested last week, federal prosecutors said.

Terrance Owens Elliott, 60, who also goes by “Tony Elliott,” is charged with 11 counts of wire fraud , according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California.

Elliott, of Crestline in San Bernardino County, where he’s the pastor of a San Bernardino church, was arrested March 6, according to prosecutors. The church was identified in an indictment as “Church A.”…

Story continues

TRENDING NOW

LATEST LOCAL NEWS