Post by M. Hawbaker on Nov 3, 2022 6:02:17 GMT
It is common for Christians to think that when a church is under attack, it often means spiritually.
A crime ring based out of Houston, Texas, decided to take the fight to the church in a different manner: financially.
In Fayette County, Georgia, the sheriff's office announced the arrest of three members of a larger crime group they believe totals upward of 17 members. Sheriff Barry Babb said that churches in Fayette County alone had $154,000 stolen from their mailboxes and drop-box locations.
Investigators who have been following the crime spree since the COVID lockdowns have said $1.5 million has been taken from various tithing drop-boxes across 14 states.
The thieves would create fake bank accounts and then deposit the checks via ATMs.
Sheriff Babb explained the situation in an interview with Fox 5 Atlanta:
"Probably some of these churches might not have even been open during that time and these checks were piling up," he explained. "So, they knew that when they hit a mailbox, which most of these cases these mailboxes were not secure mailboxes, they were able to take the mail."
www.charismanews.com/us/90548-thieves-busted-for-stealing-1-5-million-from-churches-in-14-states
A crime ring based out of Houston, Texas, decided to take the fight to the church in a different manner: financially.
In Fayette County, Georgia, the sheriff's office announced the arrest of three members of a larger crime group they believe totals upward of 17 members. Sheriff Barry Babb said that churches in Fayette County alone had $154,000 stolen from their mailboxes and drop-box locations.
Investigators who have been following the crime spree since the COVID lockdowns have said $1.5 million has been taken from various tithing drop-boxes across 14 states.
The thieves would create fake bank accounts and then deposit the checks via ATMs.
Sheriff Babb explained the situation in an interview with Fox 5 Atlanta:
"Probably some of these churches might not have even been open during that time and these checks were piling up," he explained. "So, they knew that when they hit a mailbox, which most of these cases these mailboxes were not secure mailboxes, they were able to take the mail."
www.charismanews.com/us/90548-thieves-busted-for-stealing-1-5-million-from-churches-in-14-states
It's always something, isn't it?!