Ohio case draws attention to burgeoning church-based scams
McNaughton, former youth assistant at Church of the Open Door, sits in jail without bond. The 51-year-old Canadian was charged last month in federal court with fraud and tax evasion, accused of selling $17 million in bogus securities. He allegedly tricked 200 people from 1999 to 2003.
Authorities say scams that sprout in church pews and beneath steeples are among the fastest-growing frauds in America.