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Minister at secretive N Carolina church sentenced for fraud
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — A minister at a secretive church in North Carolina has been sentenced to 34 months in prison and ordered to pay $466,960 in restitution for his role in an unemployment fraud scheme involving businesses owned by members of the congregation.
Kent Covington, a minister at the Word of Faith Fellowship in Spindale, North Carolina, was charged with one count of conspiracy to commit mail fraud in U.S. District Court in Asheville in June 2018. He pleaded guilty to the charge in September. The conspiracy charge carried a possible maximum penalty of 30 years in prison and a $1 million fine.
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This holier-than-thou weasel owned or managed several companies connected to his church in one way or another. He had workers file for unemployment & continue to work, their state checks being their pay. The judge was not amused.
NC church leader indicted in unemployment benefits scheme | Charlotte Observer
Members of NC church known for 'blasting' out demons accused of bilking taxpayers
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — A minister at a secretive church in North Carolina has been sentenced to 34 months in prison and ordered to pay $466,960 in restitution for his role in an unemployment fraud scheme involving businesses owned by members of the congregation.
Kent Covington, a minister at the Word of Faith Fellowship in Spindale, North Carolina, was charged with one count of conspiracy to commit mail fraud in U.S. District Court in Asheville in June 2018. He pleaded guilty to the charge in September. The conspiracy charge carried a possible maximum penalty of 30 years in prison and a $1 million fine.
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This holier-than-thou weasel owned or managed several companies connected to his church in one way or another. He had workers file for unemployment & continue to work, their state checks being their pay. The judge was not amused.
NC church leader indicted in unemployment benefits scheme | Charlotte Observer
Members of NC church known for 'blasting' out demons accused of bilking taxpayers
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