Update by Chuck Fager Wichita, Kansas — Federal prosecutors aggressively questioned the first two defense witnesses in the Priscilla Deters-Productions Plus trial Monday. Dominick Pepe, who was Deters’ banker in 1989-1990, was the first defense witness. He acknowledged giving favorable evaluations of Deters’ business to potential investors who called him as a reference. One of … Continue reading March 2, 1998: First Defense Witnesses Roughed Up by Prosecutors in Productions Plus Trial →

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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 →

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 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 →

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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 →

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