Eugene Hoff

Eugene Hoff or by his false name Abraham Ophion was a carrer con artist and the and the founding leader of his cult leader Church of Wisdom and Sight. He is the main antagonist of the Charisma episode of Law and Order SVU.

He is portrayed by Jeff Kober who played by Patrick Channing.

Eugene Hoff is a con artist with a criminal record for identify theft. check forgery and many frauds. And Reverend Tucker received Hoff in his Christian Tabernacle of Grace, but soon he realized that was a mistake. Hoff signed up for a Bible study, but after a few months he asked the reverend one more active for him, Tucker then made him the director of the ministry of faith. And Hoff's talk group had 100 members. And he then drove the children away from the church, and preached that the serpent was Christo, incorparating the reddish-brown snake on his arm. After that Tucker fired him, and ten families left the church.

Then Hoff was the prime suspect in Melanie Cramer's rape, and the murders of John and numerous children in his apartement. After Hoff kidnaps Melanie at the hospital, they were later found in the warewouse by the SVU, and Hoff was shot dead by Melanie.