So heartbreaking! My goodness! It seems to me financial scams are increasing in America, even in the Church!
Minnesota Star Tribune Reports
The FBI raided two Minnesota autism centers Thursday as part of an investigation it said revealed “substantial evidence” of millions of dollars in fraudulent Medicaid claims from companies participating in a state program serving young people.
The searches are in connection with an investigation into the Early Intensive Developmental and Behavioral Intervention (EIDBI) health care program that is funded by the state and federal governments and serves people under 21 with autism spectrum disorder — an alleged fraud investigators say overlapped with the massive Feeding Our Future food aid fraud conspiracy. More Here
Team Jesus, be so very careful with your money. Vet all those that claim they want to help you invest your money and help you with your finances. Always check their references. It is so very tragic to see a man who claims to be a Pastor commit such evil. Such shame! Evil like this chases people away from the Church.
The Christian Post
By Leonardo Blair, Senior Reporter
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission is seeking to claw back nearly $6 million plus penalties from a Washington state pastor accused of tricking more than 1,500 Hispanic individuals, including members of his own church, into investing in a fraudulent cryptocurrency scam authorities have described as a Ponzi scheme.
A civil enforcement complaint filed by the CFTC in the District Court for the Eastern District of Washington on Monday alleges that former pastor Francier Obando Pinillo, doing business as Solanofi, Solano Partners Ltd., and Solano Capital Investments — collectively Solanofi entities — targeted at least 1,515 “unsophisticated” victims with his scheme that ran from at least Nov. 1, 2021, to Dec. 31, 2023. More Here
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