Louisiana pastor convicted of stealing $340,000 from churches

A pastor stole more than $340,000 from two churches for gambling and personal expenses, according to a conviction announced last week.

Dale Sanders, 56, of Kenner, Louisiana, was convicted by a jury Friday on charges of wire fraud, access device fraud, and obstruction of a federal investigation. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of Louisiana, Sanders “defrauded Church A and Church B in order to obtain money and property by means of materially false and fraudulent pretenses, representations and promises.”