SOUTH CAROLINA
The State
BY DAVID WREN
dwren@thesunnews.com
September 3, 2014
Cathedral Bible College founder Reginald Wayne Miller — whose ambition as a young adult put him briefly in the national spotlight before allegations of sexual improprieties chased his ministry from Florence to Myrtle Beach — pleaded guilty in federal court Wednesday to four felony charges and two misdemeanors related to labor fraud, visa fraud and failing to pay minimum wages.
The charges stem from Miller’s treatment of international students who came to the college, which re-located its main campus from Myrtle Beach to Marion in 2012, hoping to earn degrees in theology, ministry and other Christian studies.
Students told investigators earlier this year that their classes were a sham, they lived in substandard conditions and Miller forced them to work at the college or his home for little pay, according to court documents. If they refused to work, the students said, Miller threatened to deport them.
The charges carry a combined maximum of 41 years in prison and more than $1 million in fines. Miller, who had been in jail — first at the Florence County Detention Center and later at J. Reuben Long Detention Center in Conway — since his arrest on March 21, was released Wednesday on a $50,000 unsecured bond.
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