U.S. Attorney Peter G. Strasser
announced today that JOSEPH R. ALEXANDER, age 60 of Gretna, Louisiana
pleaded guilty on Wednesday, December 12, 2018 to one count of a sixteen
count indictment returned December 7, 2017. The government agreed to
dismiss the remaining fifteen counts at sentencing, which was set for
April 3, 2019 before Judge Sarah S. Vance.
According to the documents filed in open court, ALEXANDER was the
minister at a Church of Christ congregation in Gretna, Louisiana.
Starting in 2006 and continuing until December 2013, ALEXANDER stole at
least $321,491 from the church in three different schemes. The first
involved his writing church checks to himself to pay for personal
expenses, but creating false entries in church ledgers which indicated
the checks were being written to legitimate church vendors.
The second method involved his opening an online bank account without
church permission and paying personal expenses from the online account.
Finally, he forged a church elder’s signature on checks which required
two signatures. He also used these funds for personal expenses.
Louisiana News: Gretna Preacher, JOSEPH R. ALEXANDER Pleads Guilty to Stealing Over $320,000 from Church | STL.News
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