Pastor indicted for fraud over crypto scheme that came ‘in a dream’
Washington pastor Francier Obando Pinillo was charged with 26 counts of fraud and could spend up to 20 years behind bars.
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Washington pastor Francier Obando Pinillo was charged with 26 counts of fraud and could spend up to 20 years behind bars.
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