William Neil "Doc" Gallagher is an American Christian radio host. He stole $24 million from over 190 people in a Ponzi scheme over the course of a decade.[1][2] His victims ages ranged from 62 to 91.[2] He was sentenced to life in prison for the crime[3] and made to pay $10 million in restitution.[4][5]

References

  1. ↑ Pomorski, Chris (27 March 2023). "The Texas Preacher's $24 Million Ponzi Scheme". Bloomberg Businessweek. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  2. 1 2 Shammas, Brittany (2021). "A Christian talk show host promised to enrich clients. His Ponzi scheme bilked them out of millions". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2022-04-14.
  3. ↑ Cramer, Maria (November 2, 2021). "Texas Radio Host Who Bilked Listeners Out of Millions Is Sentenced to Life". The New York Times.
  4. ↑ "Christian radio host Doc Gallagher gets 3 life prison terms for bilking listeners out of millions of dollars". www.cbsnews.com. 2 November 2021.
  5. ↑ "Radio host 'Doc' Gallagher gets 25 years for bilking Christian investors out of millions". Dallas News. April 2, 2020.
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