Federal investigators arrested a man on a charge of wire fraud and alleged he ran a Ponzi scheme that netted more than $25 million by targeting Christian investors nationwide. Up to 80 percent of the investors were churchgoing Christians who joined Jon G. Ervin's fake commodity-investing program after being approached by fellow worshippers through a referral system. Pastors were required to make an initial investment of $5,000, while non-pastors had to put down $25,000.
