DALLAS, TX—The Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Dallas Field Office is seeking to identify potential victims of Richard R. Garcia, who was recently charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, and aggravated identity theft.
From August 2021 through April 2025, Garcia and others allegedly induced victims to enter into agreements and provide funds for “church flipping” real estate improvement projects and “joint venture” agreements to host Christian music concerts and other church programs. They did this by making misstatements and offering false promises of significant profits for their victims. Garcia then allegedly used victim funds to pay for his own personal expenses and business operating expenses.
Garcia allegedly controlled bank accounts in church-related names, such as Ministerio Gracia, Iglesia Gracia de Texas, Gracia Church of Texas, and Pesar de Todo, LLC. Garcia allegedly directed several victims to transfer their funds to accounts held in these account names and to label the funds as “donations.” The FBI believes Garcia primarily targeted his church congregants, their family, and friends.
The FBI is seeking assistance from the public and the media in promoting awareness for victims by pointing them to our website, where they can find additional resources: https://www.fbi.gov/how-we-can-help-you/victim-services/seeking-victim-information/seeking-victim-information-in-the-richard-r-garcia-gracia-church-a-pesar-de-todo-investigation.
Victims may be eligible for certain services, restitution, and rights under federal and/or state law. Your responses are voluntary and may be useful in the federal investigation and to identify you as a potential victim. Based on the responses provided, you may be contacted by the FBI and asked to provide additional information. All identities of victims will be kept confidential.
If you and/or your family member(s) believe they were victimized by Richard R. Garcia or have information relevant to this investigation, please visit the website above and fill out the Seeking Information Questionnaire. If you know of someone else who has possibly been victimized by Garcia, please encourage them to complete the Questionnaire.
A Spanish language version of the webpage is also available at: https://www.fbi.gov/how-we-can-help-you/victim-services/seeking-victim-information/buscando-informacion-de-las-victimas-en-la-investigacion-de-richard-r-garcia-iglesia-de-gracia-a-pesar-de-todo.
The FBI is legally mandated to identify victims of federal crimes it investigates. Criminal charges are merely an allegation of criminal conduct, not evidence. All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
RESOURCES:
Arlington Resident Indicted for Wire Fraud and Identity Theft Charges, U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Texas Press Release: https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndtx/pr/arlington-resident-indicted-wire-fraud-and-identity-theft-charges-0.