St. Paul Newman Center Receives Repair Settlement

St. Paul Newman Center Receives Repair Settlement

FARGO, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) – The St. Paul Newman Center in Fargo will received $324,640 stemming from a repair scam. The Newman Center filed a case in February of 2025 after not receiving services promised to them concerning the repair of a pipe organ in the church. In 2022, the church hired Philip J. Swarts who according to the Newman Center staged photos and demanded payments totaling $204,640 after there was no repair work on the church org…

Newman Center wins nearly $325,000 in case against Georgia pipe organ company

FARGO — Their church has been without "the heartbeat of our prayer" for over two years, but a recent court decision is helping to keep the faith alive at St. Paul's Newman Center at North Dakota State University. Last month, the Catholic campus ministry center won its civil case and received a nearly $325,000 judgment against a Georgia-based pipe organ services company commissioned to refurbish an old organ that had been donated for use at masse…