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The
Rev. Isaias Rivera, pastor of
Tabernaculo de Adoracion y Musica (Tabernacle of Praise and Music) in Lawrence, Massachusetts and his wife,
Vivian Rivera, were arrested yesterday, together with a church secretary, for embezzling a total of about $137,000 from church coffers. According to authorities, the Riveras, and the church secretary, Kizzella Rivera (not related), misappropriated the funds by cashing unauthorized church checks over a period of five years from from 2004 to 2009. The police report indicates that Isaias Rivera (pictured upper left) allegedly took $102,732.28, Vivian Rivera (pictured upper right) cashed three checks in 2005 totaling $24,500, and Kizzella Rivera, wrote checks to herself totaling $9,500. The church is owned and run by the
The Presbytery of Northern New England.
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