Investigative Reporters Examine Religious Fraud Across Latin America
An ambitious investigation of religious fraud cases shows that religious leaders are rarely prosecuted, and churches are increasingly participants in money laundering. The Cross-Borders Data Project at Columbia University has […]
Brazilian Church Accused of Money Laundering $1 Billion
The Universal Church of the Kingdom of God, founded by controversial pastor Edir Macedo, has been accused of money laundering again. The accusations come from Rio de Janeiro’s Public Prosecutor’s […]
Taxing Jerry Falwell’s Golden Parachute Payments (severance over $10M)
After analyzing Jerry Falwell Jr’s Liberty University compensation, Trinity Foundation estimates tax penalties of $1,530,383 on golden parachute payments of $10.5 million. Excessive compensation is a scandalously common practice […]
Televangelist Morris Cerullo Dead at 88
After preaching for 70 years, faith healer and televangelist Morris Cerullo has died at 88 years of age from pneumonia. In the months before he died, Cerullo’s final project, a […]
Warning Signs When Reviewing Church or Ministry Financial Statements
Before donating to a particular organization, stop and consider a few warning signs first. Trinity Foundation has spent several decades examining financial statements of religious organizations. There are common […]
When the Church Parsonage Looks Like a Mansion
Televangelist Kenneth Copeland lives northwest of Fort Worth, Texas, near the shore of Eagle Mountain Lake in a “church parsonage” that can easily be described as a mansion or palace. […]
Jim Bakker Recovers From Stroke, His Comeback Dreams on Hold
Jim Bakker in his heyday (1980’s) Jim Bakker on the Jim Bakker Show (from YouTube) Televangelist […]
Coontz Tax Evasion Conviction Upheld, FINALLY
Televangelist Todd Coontz Loses Appeal in Tax Evasion Case Televangelist Todd Coontz, a prosperity preacher and protégé of Mike Murdock, is one step closer to beginning a five-year prison […]
Coronavirus + Televangelists = Deadly Mix
Last year an informant visited Trinity Foundation and told us stories about the apparent contradictions of a prominent televangelist. While promoting himself as a faith healer, the televangelist is secretly […]
Seven Year Court Battle with TBN Comes to an End
In 2012, Carra Crouch, the granddaughter of Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN) founders Paul and Jan Crouch, sued the network for covering up her rape. When she was 13 years old, […]