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Christian minister fraud case roils Orlando investors
The Orlando affair centers on Jonathan Strander of Sovereign Ministries International who raised 11 to 14 million dollars from more than two thousand Christians nationwide with promises of 360 percent returns and church-building gifts abroad. Investigators say the scheme resembled a pyramid plan, with early investors paid from later funds. only about 12 million returned while 412 million was kept as commissions. Strander and ambassadors faced fraud charges. the ministry was placed under receivership as assets worth 865 million were traced, and victims faced losses.
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Florida State Comptroller’s Office
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