Man accused of swindling $400,000 from SF parishioners while posing as pastor, attorney

A Los Angeles man who posed as both a pastor and an attorney has been charged with defrauding parishioners at a San Francisco church of more than $400,000, the District Attorney’s Office said.

Prosecutors alleged Tuesday that Kenny Man Wong, 56, presented himself as “Dr. Wong” while serving as a visiting pastor at a church on 19th Avenue in the Sunset District, beginning in 2018. Using that position of trust, he allegedly offered legal services to parishioners, claiming ties to prestigious universities and assuring them he was handling their cases.