Former pastor gets prison in case that alleged forced labor of homeless people [Breaking]
The former pastor of an Imperial County-based church and his wife were sentenced in San Diego federal court Friday in a case that alleged the church’s leaders forced homeless people to surrender their welfare benefits and panhandle to benefit the organization.
Prosecutors alleged IVM leaders forced program participants to panhandle for the financial benefit of its leadership and kept those who joined IVM confined in group homes against their will. They were required to hand over all identification and personal belongings to church directors, and church rules included no contact with family members for 30 days after joining.
strict rules regarding confinement and limiting contact with others are imposed. He said the fundraising that IVM participants took part in was far from involuntary servitude as alleged by prosecutors.
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