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JIM STALEY BECOMES A RISK AND IS JAILED EARLY.

October 6, 2015
Pastor Jim Staley of Passion for Truth Ministries was remanded on October 2, 2015, eighteen days
before his incarceration date. He is currently located at USP Marion as inmate #41812-044. It is
rumored that he was detained several weeks early because he has become a flight risk on account
of the letter he recently sent government officials in which he claimed that he is outside the
jurisdiction of the Federal Government.
On Sept. 30, 2015, the same day Staley terminated his work relationship with his lawyer, he sent an
unusual letter to the Federal government, resorting to sovereign citizen jargon in a in an attempt to
weasel his way out of his prison sentence. In his letter he stated that he “James Edgar” is “not
subject to the jurisdiction of the “United States”” therefore rejecting the authority of the US Federal
Government and any laws that he admitted to breaking before, claiming that they are
“unconstitutional.”
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Yes, just days before his incarceration for

swindling senior citizens out of their life savings in
a viatical settlement scam, Staley conveniently
attempts to challenge the constitutionality of the
very fraud laws that he broke.
He has also officially rescinded his guilty plea and

is demanding a hearing where he is calling the
Attorney General of the United States, Loretta
Lynch, to “testify as to the veracity” of those laws.
He is also calling himself “James Edgar”, and is
claiming that he is the owner of a corporation
called STALEY ID, JAMES EDGAR Estate d/b/a
JAMES EDGAR STALEY III ©®™ (Federal straw
man?).
Folks, this is not parody, you just can’t make this Attorney General Loretta Lynch
stuff up. These actions are clearly the last ditch
effort of a desperate criminal who knows his time
is short. If there were any doubts that this man was a liar trying to manipulate both the system and
the people around him, those have been completely dispelled.
Screenshot of Jim’s hearing request letter.
This childish stunt will not bode well for him. By law they are required to grant Jim a hearing. But
even if Jim isn’t granted a trial after that, the Federal Judge will likely add more time to Staley’s
sentencing.
Jim’s obnoxious letter has been made available to the public via the FOIA. I have posted it here for
your convenience but have removed his home address out of concern for the privacy of his family.
Click the thumbnail below to enlarge.
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.The sovereign citizen movement stems from its hypocritical stance that relies upon a flawed
understanding of how the social contract works. In their case, rather than wholly obeying a
country’s social contract, sovereign citizens like to cherry pick the parts that they want to follow
while arguing that they’re exempt from being governed.
Sovereign Citizen (Wikipedia): “The sovereign citizen movement is a loose grouping of American
and Canadian litigants, commentators, tax protesters and financial-scheme promoters.”
“Sovereign citizens” or “Sovereign individuals” are widely known for 3 things:
They do not recognize “Federal” authority

They protest taxes
They are often involved in financial schemes (such as quiet title mortgage schemes)
.
Could this account for the fact that Jim went so many years without paying his taxes as listed in the
Chronology of Significant events? Could this explain why Jim squatted on his property for 33
months after his house was foreclosed, and then falsely claimed his home was paid off twice before
getting a forced eviction? We believe that these things could all be connected to Jim’s
warped views on US Law.
More on sovereign citizens (sovereign individuals):
policemag.com writes:
“When attempting to understand how a group or individual comes to believe in sovereignty and
exemption from statutory law, you must first understand the foundation of the movement. Sovereigns
take legitimate historical events and obscure common law and twist and change them to fit their
particular claims or assertions. Their hope is that the ensuing confusion results in law enforcement
and/or the judicial system’s unwillingness to effectively deal with them. The fact that most of their
arguments and documents contain a slight hint of factual basis and an overwhelming amount of
pseudo-legal language, including the mention of various acts, amendments, and treaties, only adds to
the confusion. One example common to the philosophies of many sovereigns is the Theory of
Redemption. This theory claims that the United States went bankrupt in 1933 when it chose to no
longer use the gold standard to back up its paper currency. Needing collateral to trade and conduct
commerce with other countries, the United States began to use citizens as collateral to ensure the value
of its money. Subsequently, secret bank accounts, containing millions of dollars, were supposedly
established by the United States Treasury Department on behalf of each citizen, or “strawman,” used as
collateral. Redemption is used as a gateway by sovereigns to commit various fraudulent acts all in an
attempt to “redeem their strawman” and access these non-existent secret Treasury accounts to satisfy
various debts, including mortgages, cars, and credit cards.”
An individual from St.Louis informed me that Staley had made the 2nd page of the STL-Post.
Click here to read the full article as written by the St.Louis Post Dispatch.
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Jim Staley Prison Incarceration Date: October 20, 2015

September 24, 2015
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI Plaintiff, v. No.
4:14CR00153 ERW JAMES STALEY, Defendant. ORDER This matter comes before the Court on
Motion to Extend Voluntary Surrender Date [ECF No. 115] by Defendant James Staley.
Upon consideration of the request, Defendant’s Motion is GRANTED in part.
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Court extends the reporting date of Defendant James Staley
from October 6, 2015, to October 20, 2015. Defendant James Staley shall surrender himself to the
Bureau of Prisons, authorities at the United States Penitentiary, Marion, Illinois, no later than 1:00
p.m. on said date. So Ordered this 21st day of September, 2015.
_____________________________ E. RICHARD WEBBER SENIOR UNITED STATES DISTRICT

JUDGE.
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JIM STALEY – SETTING THE RECORD STRAIGHT

August 23, 2015
The news involving Staley’s fraud case has become a talking point for many Messianics in the
HRM. Yet there are many false reports being circulated by Staley supporters that have have no
basis in fact. Such reports lack substance based on what has already been established as truth
based on extensive Federal investigation, public records and court documents that have been
notarized by government officials.
Without properly weighting the facts, Monte Judah, in what I can only liken to the crazy rantings of a
senile old man, stood to Staley’s defense this Friday, going on about how secular judges are
corrupt and can’t be trusted to make a “righteous judgement.” These inflammatory statements do
nothing but feed the anti-government narrative, similar to

the baseless rhetoric that the “I am Mike Brown”
group rallied behind after the Darren Wilson Grand Jury
verdict was announced.
Update: On Aug 28, Monte Judah retracted his

statements regarding Staley's case saying that they
were not entirely accurate. He went on to say: "In the
case of Jim Staley, it is very clear that the
Government was as fair as they could be, they were
impartial in how they went about it, they followed the
due process procedure, he was fully represented with
legal council, he was confronted with the evidence
against him. He made the decision to plead guilty. And
the court has rendered a sentence for him commensurate
with his misbehavior, his crime."
Despite the assumptions and lack of confidence in due

process, I will attempt to address some of the false claims
in circulation in an attempt to set the record straight. I encourage you to do your own fact checking.
Take the time to reference the Chronology of Significant Events and examine the public records for
yourself.
I would also encourage you to read Jim Staley’s guilty plea if you haven’t already.
“The state of MO found no finding of guilt in criminal intent and cleared his
name.”
That is irrelevant, Federal investigations always have jurisdiction over state or city. The state case
was civil and the federal case was criminal. The state informed Staley that the Fed’s would be
questioning him. THE STATE OF MISSOURI DID NOTHING WITH THE CRIMINAL CHARGE
BECAUSE OF THE PENDING FEDERAL INVESTIGATION. Thus the state found him neither
innocent nor guilty.
“None of this matters, it all happened long ago before Jim Staley was a pastor.”
False. According to the Wayback archives, Staley began posting teachings on the Passion for Truth
website in 2004. The Passion for Truth Website states that Staley started the Passion for Truth
bible study in his basement in 2007. And he began filming his teachings in 2008 and 2009 while the
investment scheme was taking place.
In April 2008 Staley incorporated Passion for Truth Ministries as a 501c3, just a few short months
after he formed Wealth Financial and participated in the B&B securities scheme bilking investors
out of millions of dollars.
Despite a 2009 cease and desist from the state of Missouri, Staley continued to sell his securities
product 4 more under a different name. According to public record, these additional 4 sales took
place in 2009 and 2010 during his time serving in ministry.
“No one got to hear Jim’s side of the story!”

In Staley’s guilty plea, he agreed that “the government would prove these facts beyond a
reasonable doubt if the case were to go to trial.” So if you want to hear “Jim’s side of the story”
read the plea. Any post-plea claims made by Staley that would suggest innocence or deny personal
responsibility is nothing more than last ditch effort to save face. Either Staley is guilty of the crimes
listed in his plea, or he is guilty of perjury for lying about his guilt. No one can plead guilt and
innocence simultaneously, it is impossible.
“Pastor Jim Staley wouldn’t intentionally defraud anyone.”

During the cease and desist, the State of Missouri notified Staley that he failed to disclose facts to
his investors and that he’d been making false statements of material facts. YET STALEY
CONTINUED TO SELL THE PRODUCT 4 MORE TIMES (UNDER ANOTHER NAME) UP UNTIL
2010, admitting that he knew his clients would lose their money. In court, Staley also admitted that
he continued to make the same fraudulent statements to secure these additional investors.
Again, Staley admitted to having criminal intent to defraud and agreed that “the government would
prove these facts beyond a reasonable doubt if the case were to go to trial.”
“Jim Staley has been making restitution to his clients.”
Diana Collins, the federal prosecutor, told the judge that although the state in 2011 ordered Staley
to pay $2.9 million in restitution, he never demonstrated a willingness to abide by it. Staley, who
was making more than $120,000 as pastor and has lived for free in a million-dollar home rented by
his church, has repaid just $1,950, including only $50 this year, in May. The prosecution stated that
Jim Staley has an income from PFT of $10K per month, but that he has set up mechanisms so that
he can use the money but it is never officially his, just so he will not have to pay restitution. She
also mentioned that PFT pays the rent on his mansion.
Additional Notes: On an August 1st, 2015 Live Stream, Staley asked for donations to go
to his victims in order to help reduce his sentencing. If you donated specifically to Jim's
fraud repayment fund (After 08/01/15) please contact the FBI or Federal Prosecutors office
to ensure your donation was indeed used towards repaying the defrauded elderly.
“Jim was a victim, he didn’t know what he was getting himself into.”
In his guilty plea, Staley admitted that he knew B&B was unable to sell the bundled policies in the
secondary market (meaning his investors would lose their money), yet he continued to recruit
agents to market and sell the B&B premium financing product. In recruiting agents for B&B, JAMES
STALEY made the same or similar materially false and fraudulent statements, representations, and
promises to the agents regarding the B&B premium financing product, by stating the product was
risk free with a guaranteed return (despite the fact that the type of product he was selling made
Missouri’s list of top 10 threats to investors in 2007).
During Staley’s sentencing, the prosecution said that the lack of other’s names on these particular
indictments against Jim was no accident. If this case had gone to trial, the others would have been
brought forward, and much more would have been explained and revealed. She then said that the
Eberles were indicted and were both convicted of one count of Securities Fraud, and that they
received the statutory maximum penalty for their crime. She said that Jim Staley “was not a minor
participant” in this scheme like the others were.
“Jim Staley has long since repented of his past sin.”

At Jim sentencing, Judge Webber mentioned Jim’s salary of $10,000 per month, the circumstances
of the offense, and the lack of previous remorse. He said that “today is the first day that Mr. Staley
has expressed any remorse,” and that Jim had previously repeatedly downplayed his role in the
offense.
Diana Collins also referenced the PFT live stream on Aug. 1, 2015, in which Jim claimed that he
was “like Joseph, in the wrong place at the wrong time.” She then turned to Jim and said, “No the
VICTIMS were in the wrong place at the wrong time.” She then read a list of the victims, identified
by initials only, and the amount of money each lost. She said the Jim has been unremorseful from
the beginning until now, and when he was approached by his victims with questions as to why they
weren’t receiving promised returns, he lied and said that everything was fine, long after the scheme
had unraveled.
Back in 2014 Staley denied personal responsibility for his actions by blaming his clients losses on
the sub-prime mortgage crisis. However, the product that he was offering was not market-based, it
was a product based on the purchase of a life insurance product, something which gives a return
upon the death of the policy holder, after which time, the investors are paid the death benefit, being
listed as the beneficiaries. Those investment dollars enable the policy holder to ‘use’ the investors’
money in place of the money they don’t have access to since their policy won’t pay until after their
death. The ‘market’ has nothing to do with that.
Does that sound like a man who is repentant?
“None of the others involved in the scheme were punished as severely as Jim.”
This claim is false. Many of the big players have already been sentenced to prison. Few were
granted parole because they are seniors in their 80’s.
You can read about them here: Article 1, Article 2.
“Staley’s clients are just bitter and angry that they lost their money.”
During the sentencing, the victims were referred to by initials for privacy. Almost all of the speakers
were middle-aged children of elderly parents, many of whom were unable to attend, due to
advanced age, dementia, illness and infirmity.
Victim N.S. said Jim Staley had been characterized by the defense as a good Christian and good
family man, “but he is neither.” She said that Staley had asked her to lie to the FBI to cover up his
misdeeds, but she refused. She lost over $600,000 and has to date received only $407 in
restitution.
Victim C.B. said her parents lost $325,000, which was their entire life savings and now cannot
provide for themselves, cannot provide for their food, housing, or their medical expenses. They are
on food stamps and Medicaid.
Victim W.F. talked about the fact that Jim Staley targeted seniors, with devastating impact, that his
actions were no accident, but were calculated to prey upon the elderly.
Another victim talked about that she had recently been widowed when Staley approached her and
told her he was “there to help.” She now suffers from anxiety issues and total lack of trust of other
people.
All the speakers spoke of the devastating effect of losing their life savings, the huge taxes they
were assessed for cashing in annuities and IRAs before they were supposed to, and said that
Staley never mentioned what they would be losing by doing so.
The judge had a whole stack of letters from victims who could not attend. He read from them,
saying that he was only going to read excerpts:
One letter said that Jim Staley had sold this “investment” to an elderly man who had diminished
mental capacity due to the onset of dementia.
Another said that Jim Staley presented that these were “no risk” investments with a guarantee of a
40% return.
Another said that Jim had claimed that he had sold these investments to members of his own
family.
The judge read repeatedly that the investors were not told that they would be subject to huge
capital gains taxes for prematurely cashing in IRAs and annuities.
The judge read repeatedly that the seniors now could not care for themselves and are on food
stamps and Medicaid.
The prosecution had met with each and every victim and had heard over and over how they met
Jim, how they trusted him, how they were manipulated and betrayed by him, and he stole from
them their life savings. She said the main question they asked her was always, “When am I going to
get my money back?” In answer, she clearly stated to them that she was sorry to tell them , but they
were probably NEVER going to get their money back. She said she believes that Jim has never
had and will never have any interest in restitution. She referenced the restitution order of 2011,
which was for repayment of $2.9 MILLION and announced that to date, only $1,950 had been paid
in restitution, with only $50 being paid in 2015.
The prosecution stated that Jim Staley has an income from PFT of $10K per month, but that he has
set up mechanisms so that he can use the money but it is never officially his, just so he will not
have to pay restitution. She also mentioned that PFT pays the rent on his house.
“Jim Staley was selling a legitimate loan product that was approved in 34
states.”
It was a “viatical settlement” scam. Federal authorities swooped in six years ago and shut it down.
In 2007, the State of Missouri put out a Top 10 Threats to Investors / Top 10 Threats for 2007 list.
Here are numbers 8 and 10:
8. Unlicensed Sellers & Unregistered Products: The sale of securities by someone without a valid
securities license should be a red flag for investors. Con artists try to bypass stringent state
registration requirements to pitch unusual investment ideas like viatical settlements and pay
telephone and ATM leasing contracts.
10. Investing in Death Benefit Contracts / Viaticals: Buying the “death benefit” of a life insurance
policy, also known as a “viatical,” has become a growing issue. Brokers sometimes sell the life
insurance policy of a terminally ill patient for a price below what is promised to be paid upon death.
They claim the investor can collect the full value of the policy’s death benefit when the policy holder
dies. Needless to say, advances in medical technology are keeping people alive longer than ever,
so these schemes should not be considered to offer a guaranteed return.
This, from the original Cease and Desist document from the Missouri Secretary of State
(http://www.sos.mo.gov/news.asp?id=802):
“James Staley of St. Charles County is accused of offering and selling unregistered investments in
life insurance policies through Wealth Financial International, LLC, a Chesterfield company he
organized. Staley allegedly told investors their money would be used to pay the premium on a
wealthy person’s life insurance policy, and, in return, they would receive a percentage ownership of
the policy.”
The idea behind someone investing in a policy (receiving a percentage ownership of the policy) is
that when the policy holder dies, the investors collect as the beneficiaries on the policy. Classic
viatical.
From a Findings of Fact Missouri State document, item 12

(http://www.sos.mo.gov/securities/orders/ap-09-14.asp):
12. In July 2008, Staley met with a Missouri resident (“MR1”) about investing in a premium
financing program. Staley told MR1 that MR1 could earn 30% interest in two years, guaranteed.
Note that Staley met with the client “MR1” in 2008, offering a product which the State of Missouri
labeled in an article as one of the “Top 10 Threats to Investors / Top 10 Threats for 2007”, a year
AFTER the article was issued.
Jim Staley states that “The market crashed and so did this product. The Feds just don’t see it. They
are over zealous, haven’t done their homework and are convinced I’m a criminal. That’s pretty
much it.”
Not true. The product that he was offering was not market-based, it was a product based on the
purchase of a life insurance product, something which gives a return upon the death of the policy
holder, after which time, the investors are paid the death benefit, being listed as the beneficiaries.
Those investment dollars enable the policy holder to ‘use’ the investors’ money in place of the
money they don’t have access to since their policy won’t pay until after their death. The ‘market’ has
nothing to do with that.
The Feds can see just fine; the product he was offering was either A) not legal in the State of
Missouri, and/or B) determined to be a securities product, a product for which Jim Staley was not
licensed to offer. The issue is not whether it was ‘fake’ or ‘real’.
More reading.
Jim Staley Sentenced to 7 Years for Fraud

August 19, 2015
Pastor Jim Staley of Passion for Truth Ministries was sentenced to seven years in federal prison
and ordered to repay $3.3 million the elderly investors he defrauded in an investment scam.
Click the image below for the full article by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Article by the St. Louis Post Dispatch
News clip from KSDK Channel 5 News.
Monte Judah responds to Jim Staley’s sentencing.
Summary Notes on the Sentencing of Jim Staley on August 19,2015.
Pastor Jim Staley – Chronology of Significant Events (2004-

2015)
June 12, 2015
To confirm these details please reference the sources cited below the listing.
Deuteronomy 19:15 “A matter must be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.”
2004 [1] On April 14, 2004, Jim Staley registered the domain “passionfortruth.com” through enom inc.
tinyurl.com/pft2004
[2] Jim began posting his own teachings on the Passion for Truth website.
tinyurl.com/staley2004
[3] B&B Equity Group, LLC was incorporated January 2008

2008
[4] Jim Staley formed Wealth Financial LLC. on February 5, 2008.
tinyurl.com/wealthfinancial
[5] Jim Staley Became a B&B Agent sometime in 2008.

tinyurl.com/plea-page3
[6] Jim Staley incorporated Passion For Truth Ministries as a 501c3 on April 22, 2008.
tinyurl.com/pftinc
[7] (2008) With intent to defraud, Jim Staley willfully and knowingly engaged in an investment
scheme, bilking 11 investors out of $3.4 million in order to get $570,000 in commission for
himself. Staley carried out this scheme through a number of materially false and fraudulent
statements to induce potential investors. Throughout the scheme, Staley was fully aware that
his investors would lose all their money.
tinyurl.com/jimguiltyplea
[8] On December 4, 2008, Jim Staley’s “producer” insurance license lapses.

tinyurl.com/staley-2008-1
2009 [9] Jim Staley failed to comply with a February subpoena ordering him to provide information
about the insurance investment scheme.
tinyurl.com/jim-subpeona
[10] On March 2009, the State of Missouri issues Staley a Cease and Desist for selling the B&B
product without a “securities” license. They also notified Staley that he failed to disclose facts to
his investors and that he’d been making false statements of material facts.
tinyurl.com/jstaley2009, http://tinyurl.com/jstaley2009-2
[11] Staley continues to sell his securities product 3 more times (Post cease and desist)
knowing that it was illegal for him to do so. He also continued to make the same false and
fraudulent statements that the securities division warned him about.
tinyurl.com/plea-page6 tinyurl.com/Jim-Indictment
2010 [12] Staley continues to sell one more of his securities product (post cease and desist) knowing
that it was illegal for him to do so. He also continued to make the same false and fraudulent
statements that the securities division warned him about.
tinyurl.com/plea-page6 tinyurl.com/Jim-Indictment
[13] On May 11, 2010 The Missouri Dept of Revenue files tax lien stating that Jim Staley owes
$95,030 in unpaid taxes, interest and penalties for years 2002-2006. Keep in mind, this was
right after Jim just made $570,000 in commissions.
tinyurl.com/jimtaxes
[14] On July 14, 2010, Staley’s 4,560 Sq Ft house is foreclosed upon, and he squats on the
property for 33 months (Into 2012).
tinyurl.com/jstaley-2010
2011 [15] On or around Sept 30th, Jim Staley publishes a Youtube video titled “What is true faith?”
where he falsely claims that his house has been paid off. In this teaching Staley also claims that
he is completely debt free, despite the fact that a year earlier the state of Missouri filed a
certificate of tax lien for $95,030.02 in unpaid taxes.
tinyurl.com/staley2011
2012 [16] On March 5, 2012, the Missouri Department of revenue forces Staley to pay $3,392 in back
taxes.
tinyurl.com/jims-2012-tax
[17] On Dec 3, 2012, The Missouri court rules in favor of the lien-holder and Staley is forced to
pay 33 months in back payments for squatting on a foreclosed home (33 months = $81,048).
tinyurl.com/staley-foreclosure
[18] In a Youtube video published in December 2012, Jim Staley denies any criminal
involvement stating that the securities case was like running an unknown stop-sign. Staley fails
to mention how he continued to illegally sell the B&B product after the cease and desist while
continuing to make materially false statements to his clients knowing they would lose their
money.
tinyurl.com/jimexplanation1
2013 [19] In a second Youtube video published in January 13, 2013, Staley likens his securities
infringement to running an unknown stop sign because he didn’t know his product was was
deemed a security in Missouri. In this video, Staley claims that he would “never intentionally
break the law”, however, Staley fails to mention his fraudulent criminal activity and how he
continued to sell the B&B product after the cease and desist knowing it was illegal for him to do
so.
tinyurl.com/jim-explanation
[20] On January 18, 2013, the Missouri Department of revenue forces Staley to pay $95,030.02
in back taxes, interest and penalties for unpaid taxes between 2002-2006 through
garnishments.
tinyurl.com/jims-2013tax
[21] On April 20, 2013, staley says “I’ve been in the Hebrew Roots Movement now for 10 years,
studying deeply for 7.”
tinyurl.com/10yearsHR
[22] Jim Staley claims that “we (PFT) will have a larger worldwide congregation than Moses
did…over 2.5 Million.”
tinyurl.com/jim-over2million
[23] Jim Staley moves into a 1 Million dollar, 7,500 sq ft rental home. Claims it is God blessing
him.
tinyurl.com/staley-home
2014 [24] On May 5, 2014, Investor Varghese wins civil suit against Staley for $165,000 related to his
investment scheme.
tinyurl.com/jstaley2014-2
[25] On June 18, 2014, Jim Staley is Federally Indicted for fraud charges. The story makes local
news.
tinyurl.com/staley2014-1
[26] Staley hires high profile STL attorney Scott Rosenblum and pleads “not guilty” to the
charges.
tinyurl.com/staleycase
[27] In a video published on June 29 Jim Staley falsely claims that he is innocent in the charges
and blames the indictment on demonic persecution.
tinyurl.com/jimclaims
2015 [28] On April 30, 2015, Jim Staley pleads guilty before a Federal judge to 4 counts of wire fraud
and to willfully and knowingly engaging in an investment scheme, bilking 16 investors out of
$3.4 million in order to get 20% in commission for himself. Staley admits that he carried out this
scheme through a number of materially false and fraudulent statements to induce potential
investors. He admitted that he was fully aware that these investors would lose all their money.
Staley also admitted to selling the product after the Missouri cease and desist, knowing that it
was illegal for him to do so.
tinyurl.com/jimguiltyplea
[29] On May 3, 2015, Jim Staley publishes a brief video statement admitting to 4 counts of wire
fraud. He fails to mention any additional details pertaining to the case. He also claims that these
events happened “prior” to his involvement in ministry, despite the fact that he incorporated PFT
in 2008 and registered the “passionfortruth.com” domain back in 2004.
tinyurl.com/guiltyvideo
[30] On an August 1st, 2015 Live Stream, Staley denied personal responsibility for his
crimes stating that he was in the wrong place at the wrong time going as far to compare himself
to the biblical Joseph, claiming that his situation was “very similar.”
[31] On an August 19th, The Hon. Judge Webber gave Staley a prison sentence of 84 months
(7 years), followed by 3 years of supervised release.
[32] On October 2, 2015, Staley was remanded eighteen days before his incarceration date. He
is currently located at USP Marion as inmate #41812-044 serving his 7 year sentence.
(Present) Staley has yet to publicly address the numerous misrepresentations that he made as
a Pastor regarding his criminal involvement with the securities scheme.
Pastor Jim Staley Pleads guilty to defrauding

elderly investors
April 30, 2015
Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch – 4-30-2015 • A controversial St. Charles pastor with a
worldwide “Christian Roots” following pleaded guilty to four charges in federal court here Thursday,
admitting he defrauded elderly investors.
Jim Staley, 40, falsely claimed that the investments he peddled were risk-free and would yield a big
profit in just two years. He didn’t tell investors he and others would immediately siphon off at least
40 percent of the money in commissions.
He also didn’t tell them that they’d lose everything if the

investment couldn’t be sold.
In all, 16 investors lost $3.3 million while Staley made

$570,000 in commissions, officials said.
At the time, Staley owned a financial consulting firm. He

is now pastor of Passion For Truth Ministries. He did not
respond to requests for comment left in advance of the
hearing this week.
After Thursday’s plea hearing, lawyer Scott Rosenblum

stressed that Staley’s criminal conduct “had nothing to do
with his role as a pastor.”
Assistant U.S. Attorney Dianna Collins said that Staley’s

victims were elderly, and some invested because they
Jim Staley leaves the Thomas F. Eagleton
said he was a Sunday school teacher and a “nice
U.S. Courthouse and approaches his
religious man.” They treated Staley like family. He called supporters on Thursday afternoon, April 30,
several “Grandma,” she said. 2015, after pleading guilty to defrauding
investors out of $500,000 in an investment
“Seniors tend to be more trusting and give people the scheme. (Photo by J.B. Forbes, jforbes@post-
dispatch.com)
benefit of the doubt, particularly people who hold
themselves out as religious leaders,” Collins said. ‘It’s
hard for them to believe that the ‘nice man’ who says he is a pastor is actually preying on them.
Staley. . . gained their trust and stole millions from them.”
Staley could face six to eight years in prison at his sentencing July 29. His lawyers will ask for less.
Staley first worked as a Missouri-licensed insurance agent, from 1999 to December 2008. In
February 2008, he formed Wealth Financial International LLC. He also became a sales agent for a
California company named B & B Equity Group LLC.
B&B promised a guaranteed high rate of return, because buyers were lining up for insurance
policies whose premiums had been financed by Staley’s investors.
Staley convinced some of his Wealth Financial clients to cash in their annuities and invest the
money in the B&B program, knowing that they’d lose “substantial surrender fees.”
Staley later become national sales manager of B&B. He continued to recruit salespeople, even
after realizing the bundled life insurance policies weren’t selling and after receiving a cease-and-
desist order from the Securities Division of the Missouri Secretary of State’s office in March 2009.
Staley didn’t disclose the order to prospective investors.
In 2011, Staley and others were ordered to return commissions of $350,000 and repay $2.5 million.
Staley was ordered to pay civil fines of $14,000.
None of the investors were members of his church, prosecutors said.
Staley’s church website says that he was a

longtime “evangelical Christian apologist”
who taught Bible study classes in the St.
Louis area and helped “Christians learn to
defend the Bible and evangelize.”
Staley “then had a supernatural experience

and introduction to understanding the Bible
through the original authors’ mindset and
those in the First Century Church.”
Staley and other Roots Movement followers

advocate the return and adherence to the first
Christians’ walk of faith and obedience to the
Torah. Staley calls it returning to the core
Bible teaching “from the original author’s
Jim Staley’s attorney Scott Rosenblum. In 2014 Rosenblum
perspective” before churches “started adding
was arrested in Brentwood for DWI hours after he obtained
and subtracting from the word of God.” an acquittal for a client accused of molesting a child. (image
St.Louis Post-Dispatch)
Staley has dedicated his life since 2007
teaching those “amazing life-changing truths”
to others, the website says.
The church says Staley has appeared on multiple Christian television networks and several radio
stations throughout the country, as well as online.
The ministry has grown to about 200 local members with an international following.
From January to November of 2012, the church had revenue of $1.34 million and expenses of
$1.37 million, with $89,000 in the bank, according to one church video.
And the church continued to grow. Staley said that YouTube views grew from more than 1.2 million
in 2012 to 2.8 million in 2013, equaling 55 years of viewing time. The church added YouTube
channels in Russian and Spanish. Facebook “likes” grew from 22,000 to 116,00 in the same period.
Some criticize Staley’s lifestyle. He, his wife, Cheryl, and their six daughters live in a 5,000-square-
foot, $1 million home in St. Charles County that they rent from Robert Keppel, a former professional
baseball player.
Staley’s supporters overflowed the courtroom Thursday, forcing federal agents and court staff to
move to other seats. After the hearing, Staley said a few words and thanked supporters for coming.
they responded with a round of applause.
Article Source
Written by Robert Patrick: St. Louis Post Dispatch
View Staley’s guilty plea [PDF].
Download the Second Superseding Indictement [PDF]

Download the original Indictement [PDF]
View all Dockets for Case No. 4:14-cr-00153 USA v. Staley
News Update: Jim Staley guilty for cheating investors out of

$3.4 Million
Video April 30, 2015
KSDK Channel 5 News
St.Louis Post-Dispatch
St.Louis Post-Dispatch “St.Charles Pastor Jailed Early, called a risk”
KSDK Channel 5 News
RawStory
Raw Story Article
The Christian Post
The Christian Post: Jim Staley Sentenced to 7 Years for $3.3 Million Scam
ST.LOUIS POST-DISPATCH
A source from the St.Louis area sent me this scanned image of the STL Post Dispatch. Click to
enlarge.
Click here for the full article written by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch
CHARISMA NEWS
Click the image above to read the Charisma News article on Pastor Jim Staley’s fraud case.
LifeHealthPRO
Click the image above to read the LifeHealthPro Life Insurance article on Pastor Jim Staley’s fraud
case.
CHRISTIAN POST
Click the image above to read the Christian Post article on Pastor Jim Staley’s fraud case.
Further reading:
Click here to read Jim Staley’s guilty plea (Full document PDF).
Click here to view all docket entries in case Case No. 4:14-cr-00153 USA v
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JIM STALEY BECOMES A RISK AND IS JAILED EARLY.

Yes, just days before his incarceration for

He has also officially rescinded his guilty plea and

Screenshot of Jim’s hearing request letter.

“Sovereign citizens” or “Sovereign individuals” are widely known for 3 things:

They do not recognize “Federal” authority

More on sovereign citizens (sovereign individuals):

Jim Staley Prison Incarceration Date: October 20, 2015

Upon consideration of the request, Defendant’s Motion is GRANTED in part.

_____________________________ E. RICHARD WEBBER SENIOR UNITED STATES DISTRICT

JIM STALEY – SETTING THE RECORD STRAIGHT

nothing but feed the anti-government narrative, similar to

Update: On Aug 28, Monte Judah retracted his

Despite the assumptions and lack of confidence in due

“No one got to hear Jim’s side of the story!”

“Pastor Jim Staley wouldn’t intentionally defraud anyone.”

“Jim Staley has been making restitution to his clients.”

“Jim Staley has long since repented of his past sin.”

Does that sound like a man who is repentant?

You can read about them here: Article 1, Article 2.

telephone and ATM leasing contracts.

From a Findings of Fact Missouri State document, item 12

Jim Staley Sentenced to 7 Years for Fraud

Article by the St. Louis Post Dispatch

News clip from KSDK Channel 5 News.

Monte Judah responds to Jim Staley’s sentencing.

Summary Notes on the Sentencing of Jim Staley on August 19,2015.

Pastor Jim Staley – Chronology of Significant Events (2004-

[3] B&B Equity Group, LLC was incorporated January 2008

[5] Jim Staley Became a B&B Agent sometime in 2008.

[8] On December 4, 2008, Jim Staley’s “producer” insurance license lapses.

Pastor Jim Staley Pleads guilty to defrauding

He also didn’t tell them that they’d lose everything if the

In all, 16 investors lost $3.3 million while Staley made

At the time, Staley owned a financial consulting firm. He

After Thursday’s plea hearing, lawyer Scott Rosenblum

Assistant U.S. Attorney Dianna Collins said that Staley’s

None of the investors were members of his church, prosecutors said.

Staley’s church website says that he was a

Staley “then had a supernatural experience

Staley and other Roots Movement followers

View Staley’s guilty plea [PDF].

Download the Second Superseding Indictement [PDF]

Download the original Indictement [PDF]

View all Dockets for Case No. 4:14-cr-00153 USA v. Staley

News Update: Jim Staley guilty for cheating investors out of

KSDK Channel 5 News

St.Louis Post-Dispatch “St.Charles Pastor Jailed Early, called a risk”

KSDK Channel 5 News

Raw Story Article

The Christian Post

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