Prominent Houston Pastor Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Elderly Investors

Prominent Houston Pastor Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Elderly Investors
U.S. President George W. Bush (L) is greeted by Pastor Kirbyjon Caldwell (R), the founder of the Pyramid Community Development Corporation, at the Power Center 12 Sept. 2003 in Houston, Tex. Stephen Jaffe/AFP via Getty Images
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A prominent Houston megachurch pastor who counseled presidents and top executives pleaded guilty on Wednesday of conspiracy to sell $3.5 million in worthless bonds to elderly investors.

Kirbyjon Caldwell, senior pastor at the Windsor Village United Methodist Church in Houston, one of the nation’s largest Protestant churches with about 17,000 members, faces between five and seven years in jail and a fine of up to $250,000 under his plea agreement.