Update by Chuck Fager Wichita, Kansas – In the fourth day of the Priscilla Deters-Productions Plus church fraud trial, R.J. Wegner, Superintendent of North and South Dakota Nazarene churches, described in detail how he raised $628,000 for deposit in a fundraising scheme that was supposed to double the money with no risk, but in fact … Continue reading February 27, 1998: Wegner, Other Nazarene Churchmen Detail Frauds
by Chuck Fager Wichita, Kansas – Maurice Roberts, the former Superintendent of Mid-America Yearly Meeting, testified for several hours Thursday as a key witness in a major church fraud trial here. Priscilla Deters, 63, of Walnut, California is being tried on 13 charges of wire and mail fraud in U.S. District Court. The charges are … Continue reading February 26, 1998: Ex-Quaker Superintendent In Kansas Fraud Trial
I need a blog like I need a hole in the head. But it’s clear that these days, it’s an increasingly important way of getting one’s views and convictions into the broader public discussion and debate. And before it is too late, there are some things I’d like to get into circulation. My overriding concern … Continue reading Shall I Start a Blog? We can learn from others
Dear Friends, In the Productions Plus/Priscilla Deters case, the cast of characters covers a range that would strain a novelist’s imagination. Consider these few: The President’s Chaplain. If anyone deserves the melancholy credit for turning Priscilla Deters loose on Friends, it is unmistakably T. Eugene Coffin. Coffin was once pastor of the East Whittier Friends … Continue reading Stranger than Fiction: The Cast of Productions Plus
Church Money Used for “Ponzi” Fraud Scheme–Kansas Investigator Update by Chuck Fager Wichita, Kansas – Maurice Roberts, the former Superintendent of Mid-America Yearly Meeting, testified for several hours Thursday [February 26, 1998] as a key witness in a major church fraud trial here. Priscilla Deters, 63, of Walnut, California is being tried on 13 charges … Continue reading Deters Trial – Feb. 26: Cherokee Quaker Church Fraud