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Minister jailed for ID theft at M.C. church
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WILLIAMSPORT — A Baptist minister in central Pennsylvania has been sentenced to one year in jail for stealing the identity of his 82-year-old church secretary.
Forty-four-year-old Raymond Clayton Sr. was also ordered to pay more than $28,000 in restitution at his sentencing Wednesday.
Clayton is the former pastor of Grace Fellowship Church near Mount Carmel, which the AP reported is now disbanded.
Federal prosecutors say Clayton used parishioners’ personal information to obtain credit cards between November 2006 and April 2007. He pleaded guilty in March to access device fraud.
Acting U.S. Attorney Martin C. Carlson previously reported Clayton admitted to stealing between $10,000 and $30,000 from various credit card accounts, abusing a position of trust and deceiving a religious organization.
Carlson had said Clayton agreed to make full restitution to all the victims and serve one year and one day in prison for the criminal offenses.
Clayton, who served as pastor of Grace Fellowship Church, 601 W. Fifth St., for about 1 1/2 years, is accused of using the identity of church secretary-treasurer Patricia Tomedi to obtain two credit cards on which he charged $28,000 in cash and expenses.
According to a criminal complaint, Clayton used Tomedi’s Social Security number to obtain two credit cards. Police said Clayton charged $3,333.99 to a Staples credit card issued in Tomedi’s name and also charged $25,000 to a US Bank credit card issued in the names of Tomedi and Clayton.
On March 3, 2007, the 82-year-old Tomedi told police that Clayton had been using her identity to gain financial capital.
Carlson said Clayton also is accused of defrauding Dr. Philip Ludwick, David and Lisa Carle of Westfield, N.J., and multiple credit card companies in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Those victims also are scheduled to receive full restitution.
Forty-four-year-old Raymond Clayton Sr. was also ordered to pay more than $28,000 in restitution at his sentencing Wednesday.
Clayton is the former pastor of Grace Fellowship Church near Mount Carmel, which the AP reported is now disbanded.
Federal prosecutors say Clayton used parishioners’ personal information to obtain credit cards between November 2006 and April 2007. He pleaded guilty in March to access device fraud.
Acting U.S. Attorney Martin C. Carlson previously reported Clayton admitted to stealing between $10,000 and $30,000 from various credit card accounts, abusing a position of trust and deceiving a religious organization.
Carlson had said Clayton agreed to make full restitution to all the victims and serve one year and one day in prison for the criminal offenses.
Clayton, who served as pastor of Grace Fellowship Church, 601 W. Fifth St., for about 1 1/2 years, is accused of using the identity of church secretary-treasurer Patricia Tomedi to obtain two credit cards on which he charged $28,000 in cash and expenses.
According to a criminal complaint, Clayton used Tomedi’s Social Security number to obtain two credit cards. Police said Clayton charged $3,333.99 to a Staples credit card issued in Tomedi’s name and also charged $25,000 to a US Bank credit card issued in the names of Tomedi and Clayton.
On March 3, 2007, the 82-year-old Tomedi told police that Clayton had been using her identity to gain financial capital.
Carlson said Clayton also is accused of defrauding Dr. Philip Ludwick, David and Lisa Carle of Westfield, N.J., and multiple credit card companies in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Those victims also are scheduled to receive full restitution.
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