Hindu Priest Charged In Georgia With Bankruptcy Fraud, Money Laundering

In Atlanta, Georgia last Wednesday, the former priest of a Norcross (GA) Hindu temple and the temple's former CEO were arraigned on federal charges of conspiracy, bankruptcy fraud, money laundering and obstructing justice. According to the Dayton (OH) Daily News, prosecutors charge that the priest, Annamalai Annamalai, a native of India who also goes by the name Dr. Commander Selvam,  fraudulently concealed property belonging to the Hindu Temple and Community Center of Georgia, Inc. from its court-appointed bankruptcy trustee. The indictment charges that the priest funneled over $1 million of Temple money to his own and his family's accounts and businesses, as well as to various priests.