Suspects steal more than $740,00 from hundreds of churches nationwide
Jessica Schladebeck
A group of six Florida residents allegedly worked together to steal more than $740,000 worth of donations from hundreds of churches nationwide, a portion of which they used on cars, food and clothing for themselves.
The suspects also sent large sums of money back to their native Romania, according to a press release from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. They were identified Ionut Raducan, 33, Marius Dumitru, 28, Marius Dumitru, 34, and Panait Dumitru, 32, who are all in custody. The other two, Catalin Trandafir, 45, Simona Trandafir, 39, remained at large as of Thursday, police said.