Los Angeles Man Charged With Defrauding SF Parishioners Out of $400K at Church Where He Was a Pastor

The article was originally published on https://sfist.com/2025/09/09/los-angeles-man-charged-with-defrauding-sf-parishioners-out-of-400k-at-church-where-he-was-a-pastor/A man who was serving as a visiting pastor at a Sunset District church in recent years allegedly defrauded at least four parishioners out of tens of thousands of dollars, purporting to be a licensed attorney. The San Francisco District Attorney's Office has filed charges against 56-year-old Kenny Man Wong, alleging that Wong took over $400,000 from parishioners at an unnamed church on 19th Avenue in the Sunset District. Starting in 2018, "Dr. Wong" served as a visiting pastor at the church, and he allegedly "used his position of trust to learn about the parishioners’ personal, sometimes legal, struggles." According to inves