Doc Gallagher

William Neil "Doc" Gallagher is an American Christian radio host and fraudster. He stole $24 million from over 190 people in a Ponzi scheme over the course of a decade.{{cite news |last1=Pomorski |first1=Chris |title=The Texas Preacher's $24 Million Ponzi Scheme |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2023-03-27/texas-preacher-doc-gallagher-stole-24-million-with-ponzi-scheme |access-date=27 March 2023 |work=Bloomberg Businessweek |date=27 March 2023 |language=en}}{{Cite news |last=Shammas |first=Brittany |date=2021 |title=A Christian talk show host promised to enrich clients. His Ponzi scheme bilked them out of millions. |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/11/02/texas-money-doctor-sentence/ |access-date=2022-04-14 |newspaper=The Washington Post}} His victims ages ranged from 62 to 91. He was sentenced to life in prison for the crime{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/02/us/william-neil-doc-gallagher-ponzi-scheme-sentenced.html|title=Texas Radio Host Who Bilked Listeners Out of Millions Is Sentenced to Life|first=Maria|last=Cramer|newspaper=The New York Times|date=November 2, 2021}} and made to pay $10 million in restitution.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/doc-gallagher-christian-radio-host-3-life-prison-terms-ponzi-scheme/|title=Christian radio host Doc Gallagher gets 3 life prison terms for bilking listeners out of millions of dollars|website=www.cbsnews.com|date=2 November 2021 }}{{Cite web|url=https://www.dallasnews.com/news/courts/2020/04/02/radio-host-doc-gallagher-gets-25-years-for-bilking-elderly-christian-investors-out-of-millions/|title=Radio host 'Doc' Gallagher gets 25 years for bilking Christian investors out of millions|date=April 2, 2020|website=Dallas News}}