Mormon Church Defeats Suit Alleging Fraud Over Use of Donations

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints will avoid allegations that it misled members about how their donations were being used after a federal court in California dismissed a suit filed by a church member.

California resident James Huntsman said he paid 10% of his annual income to the church from 1993 to 2017, believing the money would be used for noncommercial purposes. Huntsman sued the church for fraud in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, alleging tithings had been used to build a shopping center in Salt Lake City, despite church leaders’ assurances to ...