A Pennsylvania man faces a year in prison and more than $140,000 in fines after pleading guilty to wire fraud in which he allegedly stole money from a religious and political organization.
According to the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office, Willie Jordan, 68, was a deacon for a religious organization in Philadelphia when he allegedly stole money between January 2020 and January 2024.
This religious institution trusted Jordan to manage its finances by collecting and depositing payments in the appropriate accounts, according to officials.
However, Jordan exploited the cash for the religious group for his own gain, issuing checks to himself and claiming to be reimbursing himself, which was untrue, according to officials.
Jordan was not a paid employee of the religious organization, but he received a salary from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania while working for a state senator, according to officials.
Jordan allegedly signed more than 80 checks to himself totaling $57,384, according to officials.
Meanwhile, officials allege that Jordan stole money from a political organization between January 2020 and January 2024.
Prosecutors allege that Jordan opened two bank accounts for the political organization and obtained debit cards for each one.
Jordan used the debit cards for transactions, checks, and ATM cash withdrawals from the organization’s accounts, according to officials.
Jordan is accused of spending the money for the political organization on himself at airlines, car dealerships, furniture stores, grocery stores, and other businesses.
At one time, officials stated that Jordan misappropriated $12,500 from the group to pay for a family member’s funeral.
Jordan allegedly took at least $85,607 from the political organization.
Officials claimed that both religious and political organizations were uninformed of Jordan’s activities.
Jordan pleaded guilty to wire fraud in July 2025 and was sentenced on November 19 to one year in prison, one year of supervised release, and $142,991 in restitution.
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