PHILADELPHIA, PA — A former executive director of a Philadelphia religious nonprofit pleaded guilty Tuesday to federal charges related to a scheme that diverted more than $1.6 million intended for clergy families, federal prosecutors announced.
John A. Miller, 76, of Philadelphia, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Kelly B. Hodge to one count of wire fraud and one count of engaging in a monetary transaction involving criminally derived property, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
Miller served as executive director and treasurer of a Philadelphia-based nonprofit that provided financial assistance to widows and orphans of deceased clergy members…