A baker at the Church of Sweden’s Midtown Manhattan cafe, Olof Olsson, faces charges of embezzling nearly $3.8 million from the church’s donations and bequests over six years. Prosecutors allege he used his roles as a board member and securities broker to open fraudulent bank accounts, forging financial records to conceal his theft. The Swedish Seamen’s Church, a 55-year-old institution serving New York’s Swedish community, is now embroiled in scandal as Olsson, 45, pleaded not guilty to 24 counts of grand larceny and forged document possession.

His legal team denies the allegations, calling the case a “complex matter requiring thorough scrutiny.”.