Pastor, wife who used addiction recovery center as front, convicted of multimillion dollar retail theft

Robert Dell, the former pastor of The Rock Church in St. Petersburg, Florida, and his wife, Jaclyn, who used their faith-based addiction recovery center as a front for a multimillion dollar retail theft scheme, have been convicted and are now facing possible sentences of up to 150 and 30 years in prison, respectively.

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced in a release Fridaythat the Office of Statewide Prosecution secured the convictions following a two-week trial. Robert Dell was found guilty of violating the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Acts relating to a theft scheme from Home Depot, which the company suspects was operated for more than a decade and cost the company more than $5 million in losses.

Along with co-conspirators Jessica Wild and Daniel Mace, the couple allegedly stole power tools from Home Depot locations across numerous counties in Florida. "The stolen merchandise was delivered nightly to the Dells’ house and then sold online. The scheme generated over $2 million in illegal proceeds from 2015-2023," the Florida Attorney General's Office said.

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