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     ultimate1 Advanced Member Username: ultimate1 Post Number: 515 Registered: 1-2006 Posted From: 71.194.182.119 |
The links below are photos of Thompsons $3.2 million dollar house (bought with church offering money) and it is in fact the inside of the his house. The author took pics while inside his house for one of the wedding receptions. http://www2.uic.edu/~kpurin1/robb/house.htm http://www2.uic.edu/~kpurin1/robb Bought with offering money Thompson brags about his $5,000 Brioni suits from the stage, buys $1,000 shoes, $500 ties, Gold braelets and chains, wears his $30,000 Rolex watches, drives his $80,000, $150,000, $550,000 fleet of luxury cars, and talks with disgust patronizingly at people that have less then him. All this while NEVER giving any member a financial statement. Proof that is on IRS records of Murdock, Thompson launders money with Mike Murdock (each a 501c3 non-profit org) buying and giving Mike Murdocks organization a $75,000 BMW while Murdock in turn gives Thompsons organization checks totaling that amount calling it an offering birthday present(months after his birthday) and mortgage payments for his house.(Average check $15,000). Taking offering money and giving it to each other claiming the tax deduction illegaly trying to avoid the IRS and taxes. $25,000 birthday gift in July? Thompsons birthday is in April. http://www.religionnewsblog.com/9790/ Dallas Ft Worth Newspaper Article In 2002 and 2003, the ministry gave $72,000 to televangelist Robb Thompson of Tinley Park, Ill. Murdock has described Thompson as one of his closest friends. The figure includes an April 2003 check for $8,500 with the notation “B. Day gift.” In July 2002, the ministry gave Thompson a $25,000 check with the notation “happy birthday!!” Thompson received another check that year for $15,000 with the notation “one house note!” No records of reimbursement for the checks could be found. Thompson did not return a phone call seeking comment. Thompson’s birthday is in April, Illinois driver’s license records show. Pitzer of ministrywatch said the payments “look blatantly wrong.” Vargas said that a large cash gift from a charitable organization to an individual seems “very out of the ordinary”... If conducting an audit, an IRS examiner would investigate the relationship between the person receiving the gift and the organization to determine whether it was legal, Vargas said. Prus said Thompson has been a speaker at past ministry conferences, but he declined to comment further on the checks. Murdock and Thompson often exchange gifts, said Murdock’s son, Jason Murdock, who lives in Atlanta. “They’ve always done that kind of thing,” he said in a telephone interview last month. “I’ve seen it happen multiple times: `Here’s a love gift. Here’s 25 G’s,’” meaning $25,000. A few years ago, Thompson gave Mike Murdock a BMW delivered from Germany, Jason Murdock said. At an October 2002 conference in Grapevine, Texas, Mike Murdock said a friend gave him a new BMW 745 delivered from Germany. Such a car would probably cost about $70,000 if purchased new. | ||
| ultimate1 Advanced Member Username: ultimate1 Post Number: 516 Registered: 1-2006 Posted From: 71.194.182.119 |
Lets not miss this perfect opportunity.Call Senator Grassleys office now. Sen. Chuck Grassley 135 Hart Senate Bldg. Washington, DC 20510-1501 202.224.3744 Senate Panel Probes 6 Top Televangelists WASHINGTON (CBS) Nov 2007 CBS News has learned Sen. Charles Grassley of Iowa, the ranking Republican on the Senate Finance Committee, is investigating six prominent televangelist ministries for possible financial misconduct. Letters were sent Monday to the ministries demanding that financial statements and records be turned over to the committee by December 6th. According to Grassley's office, the Iowa Republican is trying to determine whether or not these ministries are improperly using their tax-exempt status as churches to shield lavish lifestyles. The six ministries identified as being under investigation by the committee are led by: Paula White, Joyce Meyer, Creflo Dollar, Eddie Long, Kenneth Copeland and Benny Hinn. Three of the six - Benny Hinn, Kenneth Copeland and Creflo Dollar - also sit on the Board of Regents for the Oral Roberts University. A spokesperson for Joyce Meyer Ministries provided CBS News with an IRS letter to the ministry dated October 10, 2007, that stated: "We determined that you continue to qualify as an organization exempt from Federal income tax." The letter could not be independently verified in time for this story. The ministry also pointed to audited financial statements for the last three years that are posted on the organization's Web site. In a statement, Benny Hinn's spokesperson, Ronn Torossian, said the ministry was in the process of determining the best course of action in response to the Senate investigation. "World Healing Center Church complies with the laws that govern church and non-profit organizations and will continue to do so," Torossian wrote. In a statement to CBS News, Creflo Dollar called his ministry an "open book" and said he would comply with any "valid request" from Grassley. But he noted that the inquiry raised questions that could "affect the privacy of every community church in America." The other three ministries did not respond to requests for comment from CBS News on Monday. Because they have tax status as churches, the ministries do not have to file IRS 990 forms like other non-profit organizations - leaving much financial information largely behind closed doors. The letters sent Monday were the culmination of a long investigation fueled in part by complaints from Ole Anthony, a crusader against religious fraud who operates the Dallas-based Trinity Foundation, which describes itself as a watchdog monitoring religious media, fraud and abuse. "We've been working with them for two years," Anthony told CBS News. "We have furnished them with enough information to fill a small Volkswagen." Anthony said after twenty years of working with media organizations to expose televangelists, he saw little reform. He says that's why he turned to another tactic, going straight to Grassley. He is confident that Grassley's inquiry will be different, "What we hope is that this will lead to reform in religious nonprofits." The structure of many televangelist organizations - in which the leadership is often concentrated in one person or one family - has itself been the target of criticism. "Churches like these are ruled as a dictatorship," says Rod Pitzer, who directs research at Ministry Watch in North Carolina, which provides advice for donors to Christian organizations. Pitzer welcomes the Senate committee investigation. Ministries lacking accountability, he says, "give a black eye to churches and Christians who are trying to do things in the right manner." | ||
| ultimate1 Advanced Member Username: ultimate1 Post Number: 540 Registered: 1-2006 Posted From: 71.194.182.119 |
Finally here is the chance of a lifetime. Call and name Robb Thompson as a person of interest in this probe, contact the Senate Finance Committee directly at (202) 224-4515 Mention Grassley's investigation and Thompson, and they will transfer you to the Finance Committee staffer who is in charge of organizing the information for the investigation. ALSO: Call "Trinity Foundation" the investigative organization that brought much of the information to Senator Grassley and also helped break the John Stossel 20/20 ABC news story. Talk with Pete, or Ole Anthony. Office (214) 827-2625 They have the relatiohships to get all information in front of Senator Grassley, the Finance Committee, and the IRS 5622 Columbia Ave, Dallas, TX 75214 Office (214) 827-2625 e-mail us at pete@trinityfi.org Also call to name Thompson as a person of interest in this probe. Contact the Senate Finance Committee directly at (202) 224-4515 Mention Grassley's investigation and Thompson, and they will transfer you to the Finance Committee staffer who is in charge of organizing the information for the investigation. | ||
| saygoodnightgracie Intermediate Member Username: saygoodnightgracie Post Number: 339 Registered: 5-2005 Posted From: 96.228.213.29 |
It is perfect, send his name in and if it turns out that he is innocent of what you are accusing him of - you should turn yourself in for slander and libel... what a great opportunity to put your money where your mouth is. | ||
| tomdunlap New member Username: tomdunlap Post Number: 14 Registered: 2-2005 Posted From: 69.209.233.194 |
E-mail us? Do you work for the trinity foundation? |
