Barry Minkow

Barry Minkow (born March 17, 1967) was an American teenage entrepreneur who managed to present the front of a successful businessman for a number of years during the 1980s. He was convicted of fraud and became a prison inmate for over 7 years subsequent to his misdeeds. During his time in prison Minkow became involved in Christian ministry, which continued upon his probationary release from prison in April, 1995. Today he is senior pastor of a San Diego, California church, having renounced and forsaken his previous misdeeds. Minkow is also a recognized fraud expert, and speaks on the subject to university students and the business community in an effort to prevent fraud.

Conviction and prison

The court's approximation of the extent of fraud was $26 million (USD). Eleven Zzzz Best insiders were convicted of fraud alongside Minkow, who got 25 years in prison. He served just under seven and a half years, most of them at Englewood Federal Prison in Jefferson County, Colorado. During his early prison stay in San Pedro, California before his trial, Minkow became a follower of Jesus. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree and a Master of Arts degree in Church Ministries (with an emphasis on Theology and Apologetics) from Liberty University. In 1996 he earned a Master of Divinity, also from Liberty.

Related Topics:
Fraud - Englewood Federal Prison - Jefferson County, Colorado - San Pedro - Jesus - Liberty University - 1996

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