KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A St. Joseph, Missouri, man waived his right to trial and pleaded guilty Tuesday for his role in an $8 million scheme that defrauded hundreds of members of a Christian health care sharing ministry.
Craig Anthony Reynolds, 61, pleaded guilty in federal court in downtown Kansas City, Missouri, to wire fraud and providing false statements on a personal tax return. The plea agreement calls for Reynolds to forfeit his gain from the scheme and property obtained through criminal activity, which includes two residents in St. Joseph, his bank account, a 2022 Harley Davidson motorcycle and pay $167,800 in restitution to the government.
He could also face up to 23 years in federal prison without the chance of parole.
According to federal investigators, Reynolds, who served as president and CEO of Medical Cost Sharing between 2014 and 2022, made “fraudulent promises” to…
