- Oct 17, 2011
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Charles Southall III, who for more than three decades led First Emanuel Baptist church in New Orleans and Baton Rouge, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to charges of money-laundering.
According to court documents Southall endorsed, the minister embezzled donations from congregants that were meant to fund church charitable projects and building improvements.
He could receive up to 10 years in prison at a sentencing hearing tentatively set for 17 January, though defendants who plead guilty without going to trial rarely receive the harshest punishment available.
According to court documents Southall endorsed, the minister embezzled donations from congregants that were meant to fund church charitable projects and building improvements.
He could receive up to 10 years in prison at a sentencing hearing tentatively set for 17 January, though defendants who plead guilty without going to trial rarely receive the harshest punishment available.