A former deacon at Abyssinian Baptist Church is still being investigated by local law enforcement for allegations of fraud and stealing.
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Over a seven-month period, the Porters say they paid $480,341 for the renovation project. Only $288,283 of this money was accounted for and $194,058 remains missing, according to Porter. She alleges in a lawsuit that Yeiser confessed that the money was frozen in his bank account due to a tax lien. Yeiser claimed he only owed the couple $30,000, according to the lawsuit.The Porters took the issue to Abyssinian’s leader at the time, Rev. Dr.
The federal criminal case was held in Arizona from 2002 to 2005 and involved charges related to drug trafficking and cocaine distribution going back to 1996. Yeiser was in college at the time, according to the court timeline, and made a plea agreement. He was referred to home confinement, as opposed to a halfway house or boot camp program, during sentencing.
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