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Thursday, October 20, 2022 - A New Orleans minister faces up to 10 years in prison for money laundering after he admitted to defrauding his church, its housing ministries, his parishioners, and a charter school out of nearly $900,000. Rev. Charles Southall III, 64, served as the pastor of First Emanuel Baptist Church in New…
The Rev. Charles Southall III took money that parishioners had donated to the church and used it for himself, prosecutors say.
Baptist minister Charles Southall pleads guilty to money laundering as prosecutors say he used cash to cover credit-card bills
Rev. Charles Southall III of New Orleans has pleaded guilty to money laundering after defrauding his church and parishioners of $900,000.