RICHMOND, Va. — Former Southern Baptist missionary Brady Nurse has been sentenced to two years in prison for obtaining nearly $300,000 in missions funds by submitting fraudulent expense reports to the International Mission Board (IMB).
Three years of supervised release will follow the sentence, handed down Jan. 21.
Nurse pleaded guilty Oct. 21, 2014, to obtaining the funds in fabricated expenses from 2008 to 2013 while working as a logistics and business coordinator for the IMB in Portugal. He resigned from the IMB in January 2014.
IMB became aware in January 2014 of “suspicious transactions” by Nurse related to shipping of household items from Portugal to the United States, according to court documents.
IMB general counsel Derek Gaubatz said upon Nurse’s guilty plea in October 2014, “IMB believes it is appropriate that Mr. Nurse face accountability for his actions and fully supports his prosecution under federal law. At the same time IMB takes no joy in that prosecution. IMB is praying for Mr. Nurse and his family that they would experience the mercy of God in a fresh way.” (BP)
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