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
Damn. I had to call a plumber day after Thanksgiving when tub wouldn't drain and all he found was hair clogging the drain.
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
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
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.