Ex-Church Administrator in Pennsylvania Pleads Guilty in $1.2M Theft

October 18, 2019

A former western Pennsylvania church administrator has pleaded guilty to stealing $1.2 million that prosecutors say he and his wife used to pay for vacations, sports tickets and other personal expenses.

Fifty-year-old David Reiter pleaded guilty Wednesday to receiving stolen property, theft, forgery, access device fraud, tampering with records and unlawful use of a computer. He pleaded no contest to conspiring with his wife, who faces trial next year.

Allegheny County prosecutors say the money was stolen over the course of about 17 years from the Westminster Presbyterian Church in Upper St. Clair, where Reiter had been administrator since 2001.

David Reiter will be sentenced Jan. 14. Common Pleas Judge Jeffery Manning signed a restitution order Wednesday requiring him to pay back more than $1.2 million.

Topics Fraud Pennsylvania Church

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  • October 22, 2019 at 10:20 am
    Smooth says:
    Wow. The little church I grew up attending hasn't collected $1.2 million in their 70 years of existence. This church must make a fortune to not notice so much money missing.... read more
  • October 21, 2019 at 3:50 pm
    Hmmmmmm says:
    This is beyond sad. Also a lessen that even churches need audits once in a while.
  • October 21, 2019 at 8:54 am
    Fair Playing Field says:
    Praise the Lord and pass the loot. - Jim and Tammy Faye

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