Amish Bernie Madoff Won’t Fight Fraud Charges

SUGARCREEK, Ohio (RNS) An investment broker dubbed the “Amish Bernie Madoff” has decided not to fight federal charges that he defrauded thousands of investors out of nearly $17 million. Monroe Beachy, 77, intends to reject his lawyer’s legal advice and plead no...

Top U.K. Druid Charged with Money Fraud

LONDON (RNS) One of the prominent figures in the revived ancient priesthood of Druidism in Britain has been charged with defrauding the government of 40,000 pounds (about $25,000) in welfare payments over the past eight years. Druid Terry Dobney, the self-styled...

Baptist Professor Accused of Fraud

A trusted and well-known economics professor at a Baptist university in South Carolina stands accused of swindling an estimated 300 individuals and companies out of $134 million in an investment scheme. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday filed...