Father and son pastors sentenced to prison for church theft
Richard Wimberly Cunningham, 76, of Moreno Valley and Philip Ladd Cunningham, 52, of Laurinburg, N.C. pleaded guilty to felony grand theft and fraud charges, according to the Orange County district attorney’s office.
The father and son stole the money from Calvary Baptist Yorba Linda Church and School, where both worked as pastors. They used it to buy time shares in Hawaii and Palm Springs, golf club memberships and luxury cars, including a Cadillac, according to prosecutors.