A Virginia preacher may end up with a very different sort of congregation after pleading guilty to workers' compensation fraud, income tax evasion, and embezzling money from his church.
Charles V. Shifflett, who served as the pastor of Calvary Baptist Church in Culpeper, Va. from 1983-2005, was receiving workers' compensation benefits while he was also receiving two paychecks in the amount of $700. Shifflett claimed that he severely injured his back while unloading a grill from a truck. However, surveillance revealed that Shifflett continued to perform all of his job responsibilities while receiving workers' compensation.
A Virginia State Police (VSP) investigation revealed these workers' comp claims reached back to Nov. 2000 and involved two separate workers' comp claims with two different insurance companies.
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