Jon Michael Ruppel, 46, of St. Joseph, Michigan, has been charged with embezzling nearly $300,000 from Saint Peter's United Church of Christ where he has served as church treasurer. According to authorities, Ruppel's thefts spanned about an 8 year period beginning in or about 2002, by taking cash from the the collection plate as well as fraudulently withdrawing funds from the church's gift account for his own benefit. Ruppel faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted of the charge of embezzlement of more than $100,000.Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Michigan Man Accused Of Embezzling Nearly $300K From Church
Jon Michael Ruppel, 46, of St. Joseph, Michigan, has been charged with embezzling nearly $300,000 from Saint Peter's United Church of Christ where he has served as church treasurer. According to authorities, Ruppel's thefts spanned about an 8 year period beginning in or about 2002, by taking cash from the the collection plate as well as fraudulently withdrawing funds from the church's gift account for his own benefit. Ruppel faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted of the charge of embezzlement of more than $100,000.
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3 comments:
great blog!
please see my recent article on embezzlemnt in churches:
"Black Swans in Churches: Tails and Biases in Religious Giving."
Journal of Religion and Business Ethics.
Thanks,
RS
Church was sold in 2014. He got a year in prison and had to pay back the money. I wonder if he ever did...
The judge is a racist he sent this man to one year in County Jail and sentence other black man 10 to 20 years in prison for 9 hundred dollars
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