Staccato Powell, a former bishop of the African Methodist Episocopal (AME) Zion Church, has pleaded guilty to wire and mail fraud and conspiracy to commit fraudulent activity. The crimes were ...

A former national leader of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court to defrauding congregations across California out of millions of dollars. Over four ...

A former bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church pleaded guilty in connection with a scheme using church properties throughout California to fraudulently obtain millions of dollars in ...

OAKLAND — A former African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church bishop pleaded guilty Tuesday to wire fraud, mail fraud and conspiracy to commit wire and mail fraud for transferring church property deeds ...

OAKLAND, Calif. (CN) — A judge ordered a defrocked bishop who defrauded his congregants to pay over $12.4 in restitution on Wednesday, after hearing oral arguments Tuesday and debating a monthly ...

OAKLAND, Calif. (CN) — A federal judge sentenced a woman involved in a bishop’s schemes to defraud his church to time served on Tuesday, saying she showed “real remorse” for her crimes. Shelia ...