Miami’s ABC affiliate reports:
A Miami-Dade preacher has been accused of preying on an elderly couple in her congregation, allegedly stealing their life savings and their home. That woman, 63-year-old Yvonne Hampton-Barley, is already out of jail.
She is accused of befriending the couple and using her position as a church pastor in an deceptive scheme to steal from them. State records show Barley is the operator of True Spirit of Christ Our Redeemer Ministries.
Investigators say Barley illegally transferred ownership of the home from the couple that suffers from dementia to her own name in 2018, making her the sole beneficiary if and when the pair died
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PASTOR ARRESTED – A Miami-Dade preacher has been accused of preying on an elderly couple in her congregation, allegedly stealing their life savings and their home. https://t.co/AV47sqQkuj
— WPLG Local 10 News (@WPLGLocal10) December 16, 2022
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