OT Joel Osteen is questioned after plumber finds 'bags and bags' of cash and checks

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    Megachurch pastor Joel Osteen is questioned after plumber finds 'bags and bags' of cash and checks stashed in 500 envelopes in bathroom wall - seven years after $600,000 in donations were stolen from the church
    • Joel Osteen was questioned by police after 'bags and bags' of cash and checks were found in a bathroom wall by a plumber working at Lakewood Church
    • A plumber named Justin, who was called to the church on November 10, removed some insulation and found about 500 envelopes of money
    • He was held at the church for seven hours as Houston police began investigating the situation
    • The discovery comes seven years after $600,000 worth of donations were stolen from the church, which is the biggest in the country
    https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...finds-bags-bags-cash-checks-stashed-wall.html
     
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    Damn. I had to call a plumber day after Thanksgiving when tub wouldn't drain and all he found was hair clogging the drain.
     
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    Osteen is as crooked as the letter J
     
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    Houston police say cash and checks found by plumber in wall of Joel Osteen's Lakewood Church ARE connected to 2014 heist when $600,000 went missing
    • The Houston PD posted a statement regarding the investigation, launched after a plumber who worked at the church called into a Houston radio show Thursday
    • The revelation comes seven years after about $600,000 in donations was stolen and hasn't been recovered
    • Police said they were called to the church for a report of property discovered in the building on November 10 at about 2:30pm
    • They claimed church members told them the money was found inside a wall during a renovation project
    • They confirmed that the money is connected to the 2014 heist and said the investigation is ongoing
    https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...Joel-Osteens-Church-connected-2014-heist.html
     
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    Plumbers have found a lot of cash and checks in my pipes too....they just come out of my checkbook or bank....first stimulus check for 1200 I had a pipe fixed...the bill...1142
     
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    That's actually kinda smart. If you have to go on the run, better to have a stash of cash so you can avoid ATMs.
     
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    You know, usually adults can't talk to invisible friends without getting medicated.
     
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