NIFER
ORTEGA, SLUG.
>>> THANK YOU.
NOW TO A NEWS 6 INVESTIGATION.
A CON, A CONVICTED KAHNEMAN WHO
SCAMMED PEOPLE OUT OF A MILLION
DOLLARS IS OUT OF PRISON LIVING
IN CENTRAL FLORIDA AND YOU WILL
NOT BELIEVE WHAT HE'S DOING NOW.
>> INVESTIGATOR MIKE DEFOREST
HAS S BREAKI THIS STORY
TONIGHT.
>> Reporter: HE'S SPENT MORE
THAN 15 YEARS IN PRISON.
NOW THAT HE'S A FREE MAN, WE
WERE WONDERING WHAT HE WAS UP
TO.
WE DID NOT EXPECT HIM TO FIND
HIM DOING THIS.
IN THESE YOUTUBE VIDEO, MICHAEL
NIELSON INTRODUCES HIMSELF AS
THE SENIOR PASTOR OF GLOBAL LGBT
LIFE CHURCH.
>> IF NO ONE -- BLESSINGS.
>> Reporter: ACCORDING TO HIS
WEBSITE.
THE RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATION HELPS
COUPLES TRANSITION INTO
MARRIAGE.
LIKE IN OTHER CHURCHES, HE SEEKS
MONE FOR HIS MINISTRY.
>> $5, 2, DOLLARS, $50, WHATEVER
YOU WANT TO DONATE.
WE LIVE OFF YOUR DONATIONS.
>> Reporter: BEFORE YOU CLICK
THIS DONATE BUTTON.
YOU MAY WANT TO HEAR FROM
FEDERAL PROSECUTORS.
>> HE'S A SERIAL KAHNEMAN.
WE DON'T BELIEVE HE'S BEEN TO
CHURCH.
>> Reporter: MICHAEL NIELSON
SPENT MORE THAN 15 YEARS IN
PRISON FOR BANK FRAUD, COMPUTER
FRAUD, AND IDENTITY THEFT.
HE'S POSED AS A LAWYER, A BANKER
AND A BUSINESS CONSULTANT
SCAMMING VICTIMS OUT OF MORE
THAN ONE AND A HALF MILLION
DOLLARS.
>> YOU'RE NOT A LAWYER, ARE YOU
SIR.
>> Reporter: IN IN THREE, NEWS
6 TRYING TO QUESTION NIELSON
ABOUT A PHONY LAW FIRM HE WAS
RUNNING BUT HIS BUDDY HELPED HIM
ASOY OUR CAMERAS.
NOW ON PROBATION FOR SOME OF
THOSE CRIMES, HE TELLS ME HE'S
SORRY.
>> YOU'RE A CHANGED MAN?
>> DEFINITELY.
>> Reporter: NO MORE CONS?
>> NOT RIPPING ANYBODY OFF.
>> Reporter: THEY CAN TRUST
YOUR CHURCH.
>> OH DEFINITELY.
>> Reporter: HABIT THATCHURCH,
THIS PHOTO SHOWS WHAT'S
DESCRIBED AS A HANUKKAH
CELEBRATION IN THE MAIN
SANCTUARY.
DISCOVERED IT WAS FROM THE
FACEBOOK PAGE OF A CHURCH IN
MINNESOTA.
NIELSON'S WEBSITE ALSO INDELUDES
PHOTOS OF THIS SANCTUARY, WHICH
HAPPENS TO BE THE N BETHEL AME
CHURCH.
WE DROVE PAST IT ON OUR WAY TO
NIELSON'S HOME WHERE HE
BROADCASTS HIS SERMONS.
>> THE PHOTOS OF THE CHURCH
AREN'T YOUR CHURCH.
>> NO, THEY'RE A CHURCH WE HAVE
COMMISSIONED IN.
>> Reporter: THAT'S NOT TRUE
SAYS THE PASTORS OF THOSE OTHER
CHURCHES.
AND THEN THERE'S THIS SLIDE SHOW
ON NIELSON'S CHURCH WEBSITE
ILLUSTRATING HIS WORK IS A
HUMANITARIAN AS A HUMANITARIAN.
HE COULD NOT TELL US WHO THESE
PEOPLE ARE AND WHY HE WAS THERE.
>> WHERE ARE YOU IN THAT PHOTO.
IT'S A SIMPLE QUESTION.
>> I DON'T REMEMBER -- I'VE
SPOKEN -- FACES.
>> Reporter: AFTER STUDIES AND
CLUES IN THE PHOTOGRAPHS, I
DISCOVERED HE WAS VISIT ING A
LOCAL EMPLOYMENT OFFICE.
THESE JOB SEEKERS HAVE
ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO DO WITH
HIS CHURCH.
>> PLEASE SERVE A DONATION.
>> Reporter: BY DOWNLOADING THE
MOBILE APP FOR THE HIS CHURCH,
YOU CAN DONATE EASIER.
I REMINDED NIELSON, WHILE UNDER
SUPERVISED RELEASE FROM PRISON,
HE MUST PROVIDE HIS PROBATION
OFFICER WITH ACCESS FOR ANY
FINANCIAL INFORMATION.
>> FOR THE RECORD, WE HAVE
RAISED NO MONEY.
>> Reporter: THAT MAYBE TRUE,
BUT ACCORDING TO THE CHURCH'S
WEBSITE AND GO FUND ME PAGES,
THE MINISTRY HAS RAISED MORE
THAN $292,000.
>> DOES YOUR PROBATION OFFICER
KNOW ABOUT YOUR CHURCH HERE?
>> DOES HE KNOW WHAT I WORK WITH
THE LGBT COMMUNITY?
DEFINITELY.
>> Reporter: DOES HE KNOW
YOU'VE HAD THE WEBSITE?
>> WE'VE NEVER HAD THAT
DISCUSSION.
>> Reporter: THE CHIEF
PROBRACING OFFICER WILL NOT TELL
ME WHAT IF ANYTHING HE KNEW
ABOUT NIELSON'S CHURCH PRIOR TO
MAY INVESTIGATION.
IF HIS OFFICE BECAME ACARE, THEY
WOULD REPORT IT TO LAW
ENFORCEMENT.
>>> GREAT STORY.
I HAVE A LOT OF QUESTIONS FOR
YOU INCLUDING IS HE A REAL
PASTOR?
IS THIS A REAL CHURCH THAT
PEOPLE ATTEND?
>> IN FAIRNESS, WE ARE NOT IN A
POSITION TO SAY YES OR NO.
THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE
DETERMINES WHETHER AN
ORGANIZATION IS A TAX EXEMPT
CHURCH.
AND IRS REPRESENTATIVE TOLD ME
THEY COULD NOT SPECIFICALLY