Terrance Owens Elliott, a pastor in Crestline, was arrested for allegedly swindling over $230,000 from friends and a nonprofit affiliated with another church. Charged with 11 counts of wire fraud, Elliott reportedly exploited his relationships by misrepresenting himself as a city employee. He allegedly managed a trust fund for a friend, convincing her to transfer her inheritance under false pretenses. Instead of using the funds as intended, Elliott used them for personal expenses and to pay a church's rent, all while claiming sole authority over the trust.
Terrance Owens Elliott was arrested for allegedly swindling over $230,000 from friends and a nonprofit, using deceitful claims about city government involvement.
From October 2019 to February 2023, Elliott misrepresented himself, bilking friends into trusting him with their inheritance funds, exploiting their vulnerabilities.
Elliott, posing as a city official, misled an acquaintance into setting up a trust, only to later embezzle funds for personal use.
The indictment details Elliott's fraudulent management of trust funds, which included unauthorized payments to a church and unauthorized personal expenses.
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