"I don't see anything wrong with AME's bookkeeping"
Signed....Charles Rangel
Posted on 11/30/2008 10:18:58 AM PST by NormsRevenge
The pastor of the First African Methodist Episcopal Church, one of the oldest and most prominent black congregations in Los Angeles, used church credit cards to pay for at least $122,000 in personal expenses over a three-year period, ...
The spending came to light during the course of an independent audit and Internal Revenue Service investigation into the financial affairs of the pastor, John J. Hunter; his wife, Denise Brown Hunter; and the church, according to people connected with the church, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they feared retaliation.
Earlier this year, field officials in the Los Angeles office of the IRS' criminal division issued summonses to two banks and a charge card company to testify and produce financial records involving Hunter and the church, documents obtained by The Times show. ...
In an interview Saturday, Hunter, 51, said he has signed an agreement to repay the church, though he would not confirm the amount owed or the details of the payment plan. He also denied any criminal wrongdoing and said he was working with tax authorities to repay his back taxes.
"I may owe [the IRS] some money, but I absolutely have never done anything criminal," Hunter said. "I have nothing to hide. ... "
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"Some things were probably inappropriately charged to the church credit card, but all of these issues have been resolved," Brown Dillon said. "The church is not going to suffer any losses."
Hunter was appointed in 2004 to the storied church, historically the city's epicenter of African American political and social activism. With 19,000 registered members and a $25-million budget encompassing more than a dozen corporations, the church has been a de rigueur stop for Democratic political candidates over the years, including Bill Clinton, Al Gore and President-elect Barack Obama.
(Excerpt) Read more at latimes.com ...
I’m shocked! Look for this investigation to conclude in January.
No surprise here
AME stands for All Money Embezzled
The pastor be “ridin’ dirty, skid-marked drahs and all!”
While I expect this investigation to fully exonerate the preacher once Hussein takes over in January, I do hope that if he is indeed guilty that the IRS throws the book at him.
Lets see, I bet they disallow escorts services..
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"I don't see anything wrong with AME's bookkeeping"
Signed....Charles Rangel
I predict this investigation will hit a brick wall and tumble, unnoticed, to the ground with a faint thud come Jan 20, 2009.
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