Louisiana pastor admits stealing $900,000 from church and congregants
by Ramon Antonio Vargas in New Orleans and agencies from US news | The Guardian on (#64XGD)
Baptist minister Charles Southall pleads guilty to money laundering as prosecutors say he used cash to cover bills
A Baptist minister renowned in Louisiana has acknowledged stealing nearly $900,000 from his church, affiliated rental properties, his congregants and a charter school.
Charles Southall III, who for more than three decades led First Emanuel Baptist church in New Orleans and Baton Rouge, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to charges of money-laundering.
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