Convicted felon's claims of innocence to Excel College students clash with court records • Asheville Watchdog

Convicted felon's claims of innocence to Excel College students clash with court records • Asheville Watchdog

In Nicholas Dimitris’ telling, his journey from Asheville pastor and real estate developer to federal inmate 26895-058 resulted from threats by the FBI and government prosecutors. He portrays himself as an innocent victim. It’s a story Dimitris has told to successive classes at Excel College, a small Christian school near Black Mountain – and one that conflicts with his admissions under oath more than a decade ago when he pleaded guilty to a sch…