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The Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) arrested four suspect accused of stealing donations from churches and religious schools. In December 2020, the FDLE launched an investigation after 24 churches were targeted in Lee County, according to the FDLE. There were reports of several other churches outside the county as well. Investigators centered on six suspects, all of whom were Romanian citizens who operated in the Orlando area, the.
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.
On Wednesday, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement arrested four Orland- based suspects accused of stealing $740,000 from more than 600 churches across the U.S. Two suspects still remain at