SAN DIEGO - The former pastor of Imperial Valley Ministries is going to be spending more time behind bars.
Victor Gonzalez was sentenced in a San Diego courtroom Friday to six months in prison plus six months of home confinement after pleading guilty last year to conspiracy to commit benefits fraud.
This stems from an ongoing investigation into allegations of forced labor against the El Centro-based church, which allegedly required members to live in group homes, surrender their ID's, welfare benefits and food stamps and panhandle to raise money for the group's 30 affiliate groups in the U.S. and Mexico.
The pastor's wife, Susan Gonzalez, along with some other indicted church leaders, were sentenced to time-served.
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