Thursday, January 1, 2009

Man Accused in Major NYC Church Swindle

New York prosecutors say Bryant Rodriguez stole more than $600,000 from Upper Manhattan church-goers in a Ponzi scheme. A judge released Rodriguez on $2 million bail this week despite claims he is a flight risk. They say he sent most of the money from El Camino Church, a small evangelical congregation, to banks in the Dominican Republic. Prosecutors say he did the same thing to other churches. But pastors and members of those churches packed out the courtroom to show they still support Rodriguez.

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