Mormon Church Allegedly Spent Tithings on Mall, Insurer Bailout

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints’ corporation allegedly used millions of dollars in donations for commercial real estate development and to bail out a failing private insurance company, a lawsuit filed in federal district court in California said.

James Huntsman, a California resident, said the corporation repeatedly and publicly lied about the use of his tithing funds, promising they would be used for noncommercial purposes. The Corporation of the President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints “secretly lined its own pockets” instead, according to a complaint filed Monday in the U.S. District Court for the ...