@keyframes r-t2lo5v{0%{opacity:1;}100%{opacity:0;}}Mon, 07 Jul 2025 07:24:09 GMT (1751873049088)Story Infinite Scroll - News3 v1.0.0 (common)771b55eeb155dc5d8fbbbea0a36937d5d7ec0c2dDownload the AppGet your news faster with our mobile experienceInstallNewsWeatherRadarMapsCamerasSki Report2News Weather AppSportsFeaturesGame CenterGame CenterDaily CrosswordGuess WordJewel BlockMicro CrosswordClassic SudokuWord SearchWatch Now 88 Mon 96 Tue 99Former LDS stake president pleads guilty to scamming $1.5M from church membersby Adam ForgieFri, November 15th 2019 at 3:02 PMUpdated Sat, November 16th 2019 at 5:12 PMFILE- In this Jan. 3, 2018, file photo, the angel Moroni statue, silhouetted against the sky, sits atop the Salt Lake Temple, at Temple Square in Salt Lake City. After months of fierce debate and campaigning, Mormon church leaders, state lawmakers and the governor all opponents of the initiative reached a compromise with medical marijuana advocates in which they agreed on parameters for a law that suited all sides. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)TOPICS:Charles PonziCrimeFraudHuman behaviorPresidentStakeSALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — A former stake president in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has pleaded guilty in federal court to $1.5 million from friends and fellow church members over a 12 year period.Robert Glen Mouritsen, 72, pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud, a federal felony, in federal court in Salt Lake City on Wednesday.An August indictment stated that Mouritsen was using his "prominent position" as a stake president in the LDS Church to convince friends and fellow church members to give him money for a fraud scheme called "The Project."The indictment alleges the scheme started in 2006 and continued through Aug. 28, 2018.An LDS stake president is a local leader who presides over a group of congregations called "wards," which are run by bishops. Stake presidents are the spiritual leaders for hundreds to thousands of church members., Mouritsen collected $1.5 million, including $326,399.51 from one victim in his Ponzi scheme. The most recent investment from this victim occurred in or around 2016.The second victim provided $165,000 and the third victim gave Mouritsen $33,000, according to court documents.The indictment alleges that Mouritsen failed to not tell the investors that "The Project" was not making any money. He also allegedly used a majority of the funds for his personal use.Stay ConnectedLike UsFollow Ussbg-envelopeNewsletter Sign up /sign-upCookie PreferencesLoading ..., A former stake president in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has pleaded guilty in federal court to using his position to scam $1. 5 million from friends and fellow church members , Obituaries from Osterhoudt-Madden Funeral Home in Harpursville, New York. Offer condolences/tributes, send flowers or create an online memorial for free..