Former bishop Staccato Powell, who headed several AME Zion churches in the western U.S., will be sentenced in September for a scheme to leverage millions in loans at the expense of his congregations.

The bishop took out loans on African Methodist Episcopal Zion churches in San Jose, Oakland, Palo Alto, prosecutors said.

A former bishop with an African-American Christian denomination pleaded guilty Tuesday to wire fraud, mail fraud, and conspiracy charges related to a widespread scheme to seize control of church ...

Staccato Powell, a former bishop for the denomination's western district, convinced five California AME Zion pastors to sign ...

A former bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church pleaded guilty in connection with a scheme using church ...

The fate of two elected officials in a Marin County town is now in the hands of voters after separate recall petitions garnered enough signatures to place their removals on the ballot.

A FORMER BISHOP with an African-American Christian denomination pleaded guilty to wire fraud, mail fraud, and conspiracy charges related to a widespread ...

In the case of the Palo Alto church at 3549 Middlefield Road, Powell in 2017 told the pastor that the location would be used as collateral to help the Sacramento location pay off some debts. Powell ...

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Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell had plenty of opportunities Tuesday to tell lawmakers definitively the central bank will cut interest rates soon. He didn’t take any of them.

Two Fed members earlier this week appeared to break with Powell, suggesting a rate cut would be appropriate as soon as the central bank's July meeting.

President Donald Trump stepped up attacks on his handpicked Federal Reserve chairman on Wednesday, claiming Jerome Powell has “low IQ” and suggesting the list of potential replacements has ...