A pastor from West Hempstead accused of using millions of dollars from his church and an affiliated day care to pay for jewelry, clothing, credit card bills and other personal expenses pleaded guilty to tax evasion.
Pastor Paul Mitchell, of the Changing Lives Christian Center, failed to pay more than $2.9 million in federal taxes and more than $316,000 in state taxes on income he withdrew from church and day care accounts between 2015 and 2022, federal prosecutors said.
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