Fleecing The Faithful – Prelude: Down the Garden Path & Opening Pandora’s Box

The 1989 Friends Ministers Conference was the fourth in a series that were held every five years. The event had started out as the Friends Pastors Conference, but this was changed for the 1984 gathering in a bow to traditional Quaker nomenclature, and to accommodate the sensibilities of the handful of attenders who came from … Continue reading Fleecing The Faithful – Prelude: Down the Garden Path & Opening Pandora’s Box →

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March 13, 1998: Tough Deters Bail Conditions Set;Possible Future Indictments Seen

Update by Chuck Fager Wichita, KS — On this Friday the 13th, U.S. Judge Monti Belot accepted Priscilla Deters’ plan for remaining free on bail until her sentencing, but imposed tough restrictions on the now convicted felon, and spoke darkly of her likely jail sentence. Belot also predicted that there might be additional prosecutions in … Continue reading March 13, 1998: Tough Deters Bail Conditions Set;Possible Future Indictments Seen →

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March 6, 1998: Deters Convicted Judge Says, “A Crook, of the First Water”

Update by Chuck Fager Wichita, Kansas — Throughout the eight days of testimony in the Priscilla Deters-Productions Plus trial, U.S. District Judge Monti Belot was a model of judicial impartiality. He reminded the jury that the defendant was presumed innocent, that she did not have to prove anything, and that they were not to draw … Continue reading March 6, 1998: Deters Convicted Judge Says, “A Crook, of the First Water” →

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