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Episcopal priest, fmr. head of foster care ministry pleads guilty to $10M wire fraud

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An Episcopal priest who was the former head of a foster care ministry in Kansas has pleaded guilty to being involved in a fraud that cost the nonprofit around $10 million.

The Rev. Robert N. Smith, who led the Salina-based Saint Francis Ministries from 2014 to 2020, pleaded guilty last Thursday to one count of wire fraud, the Episcopal News Service reported.

Smith, who faces the possibility of as much as 20 years in prison and a fine of $250,000, was scheduled by U.S. District Judge Toby Crouse to be sentenced on July 15.

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