5. Pastor Hires Hit Man To Collect Life Insurance Proceeds
In Baltimore, Kevin Jerome Pushia who is 32 years of age and a Pastor at The Arc of Baltimore befriended Lemuel Wallace who is both blind and disabled. Pastor Pushia persuaded Mr. Wallace to take out a $200,000 life insurance policy and name him as his beneficiary.
Pushia was then found to attempt to use church funds for the purpose of hiring a hit man to kill Mr. Wallace so he could collect the life insurance proceeds. Pushia had not only had himself listed as beneficiary but also as Mr. Wallace’s brother. He has also apparently done this with several other mentally challenged individuals and had them apply for life insurance and also to name him as beneficiary.
Pastor Pushia admitted his culpability in this endeavor to police.
