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Fraud of the Week Follow-Up: Virginia Preacher Sentenced

You may remember that some months ago, HYPERLINK

By Patrick Stevenson | Updated on October 22, 2008

You may remember that some months ago, HYPERLINK “http://www.claimsmag.com/cms/claims/Templates/Breaking%20News/standard.aspx?NRMODE=Published&NRNODEGUID=%7bA0F6EC9C-1408-4FB5-8BE0-8DAF5D0E4E0D%7d&NRORIGINALURL=%2fcms%2fClaims%2fBreaking%2bNews%2f2008%2f07%2f09-NEWS5-FOW-preacherman2&NRCACHEHINT=NoModifyG” we told you the story of the Rev. Charles Shifflett, a Virginia preacher who was charged with 50 felony counts and one misdemeanor of obtaining money by false pretenses and making materially false statements in connection with a workers’ compensation award.

Last week, Shifflett, who pleaded guilty to who pleaded guilty to 20 felony charges of fraudulent worker’s compensation claims, taking money under false pretense and tax evasion, had his sentencing hearing, where he was was sentenced to five years on each of the 20 felony charges, for a total of 100 years. However, the judge suspended all but four years of the sentence, meaning that Shifflett’s total jail time will be four years.

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