"Nationwide FBI raids target alleged ‘cult’ near five Army posts"

[The Bread Guy]

What the heck?

Nationwide FBI raids target alleged ‘cult’ near five Army posts

The FBI confirmed to Army Times that they'd raided a fifth location of the alleged cult church.

www.militarytimes.com

From the military.com piece ...

... FBI spokesperson Tina Jagerson confirmed that local field offices had performed “court authorized law enforcement activity,” a term that frequently refers to executing a search warrant, near five House of Prayer Christian Church locations.

• Hephzibah, Georgia, near Fort Gordon
• Hinesville, Georgia, near Fort Stewart
• Fayetteville, North Carolina, near Fort Bragg
• Killeen, Texas, near Fort Hood
• Tacoma, Washington, near Joint Base Lewis-McChord

... It’s ... not clear why authorities are investigating the organization, though non-profit Veterans Education Success wrote a letter to federal and Georgia authorities in 2020 that accused the church of operating “like a cult” and running a sham seminary program to siphon millions of dollars of G.I. Bill benefits from soldiers and veterans ...

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• "Killeen “cult” church linked to others in three states"
• "In-Depth: Church near Fort Hood accused of fraud against active service members, veterans"
• "What to know about the House of Prayer Church raided by the FBI in Fayetteville"
• "FBI enters Tacoma church amid raids at other campuses. Ex-members say ‘cult’ targets soldiers"

 

[KevinB]

Sounds a lot like Scientology if you replace the Military with Movie Star...

 

[Navy_Pete]

That's just greasy AF; it's like someone looked at the MLMs and decided they'd one up it with a dash of Jesus on the side for cover.

 

[brihard]

That's just greasy AF; it's like someone looked at the MLMs and decided they'd one up it with a dash of Jesus on the side for cover.

Surely you’re not trying to suggest that organized religion would try to grift people for their money?

 

[OldSolduer]

Surely you’re not trying to suggest that organized religion would try to grift people for their money?

Joel Osteen has entered the conversation...

 

[dapaterson]

The CRA's charities listing has entered the conversation.