Jim Bakker – $500,000
Jim Bakker, now estimated to be worth $500,000, was once among the luminaries of televangelism, boasting an estimated wealth ranging between $5 to $10 million. However, a series of legal troubles, including convictions of fraud, a sexual assault allegation that he attempted to unlawfully cover up, and conspiracy charges, dramatically affected his reputation and fortune. Bakker served nearly five years in prison, but a concerted letter-writing campaign led by his son and the intervention of celebrity lawyer Alan Dershowitz aided in minimizing his incarceration time. Despite his fall from grace, Bakker remains a vocal figure. In August 2017, he made headlines by suggesting that impeaching then-President Donald Trump could potentially ignite a second Civil War in the U.S.
