Canadian Joshua Edwards asked the United States government to help his family’s ministry stay afloat when the pandemic hit. Edwards claimed the ministry, located in Florida, needed $6 million to pay more than 450 employees, according to court records. The U.S. government approved the PPP loan and even added to his initial ask, granting the family $8 million total. However, the application was a total fabrication. The ministry only had four employees, which were the members of the Edwards family. » Subscribe to NBC News: http://nbcnews.to/SubscribeToNBC
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#ministry #fraud #scam
Family Ministry Scams U.S. Government Into Giving $8 Million In Covid Relief
Real Christian morals here.
Oh really? A church being fraudulent?
Know any that aren’t?
It is easy to fool the drones. Jesus told us their would be fakes & false prophets including anti-christs. Their are fake everything’s, just look at our politicians and media who fool you everyday. They prey on the lazy drones who’d rather be directed & controlled rather than have to think for themselves.
LOL so many people took and took.
He he he… Christians making Christ proud every step of the way. Still they wonder why the dude has not come back yet — and will never come back.
Why were they not prosecuted????
Cause god did it all.
They should have hired Michelle. They would have got away with it😂😂😂
Just greedy and our government is letting them get away with it. Wow American citizens are literally sleeping on sidewalks. Our government will help others. This is pitiful shame on our government and they had the nerves. To ask for more money from taxpayers. I don’t believe nothing’s going to be done to these people.
That’s the reason why I don’t visit churches, it’s all a scam to take your hard earned money.
Great testimony christian. Send him back to Canada!
Lol 😂 The government is easy to get over on i guess. WTH
2:12
“Of all the systems of religion that ever were invented, there is no more derogatory to the Almighty, more unedifying to man, more repugnant to reason, and more contradictory in itself than this thing called Christianity.” – Thomas Paine, founding father.
Great gig if you can get it God always needs more money 💰 😂😂🤑🙏🙏🙏
exactly like I expect “christians” will act…
TAX – THE – CHURCHES…
they are political activist hubs now days anyhow…
Hahahahahahaha! Jesus is running low on cash ATM; gonna need a loan from the secular government. 😂
religion is the biggest scam
I know a person who had to pay back $5,000 to the State due to the Gov’s fault but they easily handed out $8million to a scammer and have not yet sought the money back? Wtf.
It’s not just dem . Look into the mega churches too. Like the one in Houston .
Fn scambags
😂 😂 😂 😜 😜 Crazy, money, money, it is sunny in a scammer’s world, aha, aha
So the problem is NBC NEWS drops the bomb and where is aggressive follow through? WHY are they not in jail? WHY has the Home not been seized? WHY was the CANADIAN given money at all? SS is crooked and betchya this “family” has DEMOCRAT connections!!
Again, Why aren’t they in prison?! 🤷🏽♀️
Shame on this family. Thank you church scam watchdog.
This is such bull!!! These people should be in jail a nd All their possessions taken!
I am the LORD Jesus Christ in tHis second coming.
I encourage people to punish the Edwards family and others who deny Me and yet use My name to disadvantage others to rob them of money.
🤣🤣🤣of course they did! All of those Mega Churches ate from the fund…duh
If the government can’t take of this small problem how can you possibly rely on them 🤔
No one is more likely to break the 8th commandment than the religious.
Why aren’t they in jail..??? American Justice system
I wonder if their God will punish them??
The government will back down because it makes them look foolish. Are we soo afraid to say “We were wrong , we didn’t pay attention and we made a mistake ” Naw, it wasn’t our money. We’ll sweep this under the rug. THIS AMONGST A LITANY OF OTHER FAILURES IS WHY WE ARE SUFFERING! GROW UP! OWN UP! PEOPLE FORGIVE MISTAKES! PEOPLE REMEMBER COVERING UP STUPIDITY!
sounds like cops and whites
Was it a Chinese ministry.?
so that’s where our tax money is going….
Today’s Covid pandemic has proved very useful for corporations as it has ruined and liquidated small and medium-sized enterprises on a global scale. Millions of people have been deprived of their livelihood. And life knows no emptiness. Global corporations will fill it up very quickly.
Good for him a corrupt religious leader stealing from the bigger thieve the government
Thay don’t cheat fair
What did they expect from Government employees? They do no research at all.
No criminal charges?
And bimbo bobert wants the church to run the government…lol..lol..
Absolutely disgusting. And hardworking, people who lost their jobs can’t get help to get even food. Yet here is this guy scamming millions. Totally disheartening.
Just another example of the garbage that religion is.
You think they’re the only ones? Government is useless
They didn’t seize the house. and cars? They’re not in prison? WTF. So effed up.
URGENT MESSAGE!!! PLEASE PASS ON!!!!! FOR ANYONE WHO HAS NOT RECONCILED TO OUR LORD AND SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST THEY WILL SPEND ETERNITY TRILLIONS AND TRILLIONS OF YEARS IN THE LAKE OF FIRE. THE BIBLE SAYS BEFORE THAT DAY THERE WILL BE A GREAT FALLING AWAY FIRST. DO NOT FALL INTO FALSE DOCTRINE. READ THE BIBLE THE SOURCE! SEEK THE LORD WHILE HE MAY BE FOUND CALL ON HIM WHILE HE IS NEAR LET THE WICKED FORSAKE THEIR THOUGHTS AND THE UNRIGHTEOUS FORSAKE THEIR WAY LET THEM TURN TO HIM AND HE WILL HAVE COMPASSION ON THEM FOR HE WILL ABUNDANTLY PARDON! REPENT THE DAY OF THE LORD DRAWS NEAR! IT IS NOT TIME FOR FIGHTING OR STRIFE IT IS TIME TO SNATCH SOULS FROM THE FIRE. THEIR WILL BE WHALING AND KNASHING OF TEETH WHERE THE FIRE IS NEVER QUENCHED AND THE WORM NEVER DIES. DO THE WORK OF AN EVANGELIST! PASS THIS MESSAGE ON! PRAY FOR REVIVAL AND SALVATION OF SOULS IN THE NAME OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST!!
Funny is a scam or be scammed world. How can the law process a crime like this when we clearly know that the government does. Lead by example and this actions will minimize. The gov has child molestors, thiefs, etc etc, clean the house or lead by example.
The governor should be held accountable
for this because of books been banned
Religion is a scam, always has been.
Why is a religious organization receiving tax payer money???
Sounds about white
Of Course it’s Florida.
How is this overlooked? 88 year old accountant with dementia lmao…who was letting her work???!!!!
Canada is a different country why would they give Canadians 8 million American dollars to help them when our people in our country need help. Do you see how many homeless are on the streets no where to live. can’t 8 million dollars be put into effort to house some of these homeless here in america?
Hope evil/karma catches up to these thieves 💯 over….
Scammers at its best !!!! I hope they go to jail for scamming in the name of Jesus.
Government; Thou shall not steal.
Church; Umm, yea were exempt from that commandment.
Horrible people!
How did they give back 8 million of the 8 million they stole if 3 million was for the down-payment of that house I guess they live in? That’s almost half of the money.
Shame on the U.S and Canadian governments for letting this family steal 8 million dollars in U.S taxpayer money and still live in the lap of luxury. They are terrible representatives of Canada. Totally false Christians.
Wow what a coincidence you invested with Stephanie Renee Anderson also? My bi-weekly trading Return is $28,600.
They keep the house and they out wow
The US stupidly gave money away getting in more debt with the Chinese and now they are running like idiots trying to get it back…there were so many loopholes…I know for a fact of people that took free money and they don’t even live in the US.
I don”t understand how a CANADIAN “Ministry” or any other outfit/person can get U.S. PPP funds!!!! == Apart from that, there have been so many scamps with those funds and very few, if any, “businesses” seem to have been checked – or at least have their tax returns looked at to check whether they reported income and what they reported as expenses… and at least it should have made a difference if a “business” actually paid taxes or whether they somehow got away with “losses” or no net profit.
You will never hear that from the Catholic church at least doesn’t need from the Gov the evangelicals and all those Sects steal in daylight and get away with it God have mercy
Why is America loaning with Zero research or ministries to begin with? This one wasn’t even an American Ministry. They should’ve at least directed them to Canada for help.
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I trust the overly religious LEAST.
*whats done in the dark; must come to light!*
“NO MORE CRIMINAL CHARGES” seriously?? 🤮
This family is greedy and awful 😖
Injuring children to make adults feel safe is a new low for the human race.
What if all these fraudulent government payouts are actually organized by people in government with the blessing of the party in power? What a perfect way to scam the public. Nevada payed out over a billion dollars in these phony claims for unemployment during the scamdemic, while people legitimately out of work could only get a recording and waited on the phone all day. There have been no prosecutions or recovery of funds.
This is crazy if it was anyone else we would of been arrested right away.
I’m in the wrong business!
Canadian? Travelers?
They paid some politician because there is no way in h*** they should not have any criminal charges?
Homeless organization are using my name to get a pay check not to help me with housing but to put money in their pocket…..💜🌹⚡
I hope they went broke. That’s the ultimate punishment for “Weekend Wealthy” fraudsters.
Crazy
The Lord will provide. 🤗
In his case it was the Devil!
🙄 now do creflo dollar and that demonic maga pastor and you’ll see a pattern
Even the Christian’s are doing dirt. Are we surprised?
They got let go because they are white
THEY PROBLEM I HAVE WITH THIS STORY IS THAT THEY SEEM TO HAVE GOTTEN AWAY WITH IT. ANYONE OUT THERE HAVE A FOLLOW UP
VERY interesting. Who are these people? They must be some type of agents or something to get their whole case dropped. Im being serious too. Somethings not right. Who cares how many “documents” they shredded. They fraudulently filed for a loan which means they filed. There. I just gave you some of your shredded documents. Your welcome
Multiple crimes committed. Who here thinks they would walk?
Trust me investigate the upper class….
They were going to Texas because Texas is super super corrupt
You honestly wouldn’t believe the extent of Texas corruption.
Churches are laundering money…
When you see big churches be built especially around the border be super sus of it. Most of the time criminals launder money as loans to the churches
Are system is full of crooks and criminals . Go figure .
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What a surprise a religion scheming ppl out of their hard earned money….what will “GOD” think of next?
Financial institutions got WAY more money that’s why they didn’t care if the loans were fraudulent.
Satan and his minion. 🤬
The fact the government gave the check reveals how inept our government is. It’s because it’s common knowledge our government is lazy and inept, that people attempt these scams. Some people need to get fired, but won’t. It’ll continue.
All religions are scams.
Usual suspects
These immigrants arrive here waiting fortune from a scam!
Deport!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Well guess what now we know where the money is going in America can starve before you see that’s what you call a thief they give they they gave so the government the president of the United States gave so much money to help those that are in need and where is the money where’s the programs where’s Housing Authority where’s 211 where’s all that healthy you guys say that you say with your lips that you provide you don’t provide s*** for nothing you guys are a bunch of Thieves you think of yourself and you just feed yourself that’s what you call greed greedyness and then you say people are are mentally ill unstable while the youth are unstable because they have to they have to see everything you guys are doing do you blame the youth really it’s a disgusting world you guys all are disgusting all those are lying sheet you know that the Lord does not like liars and cheats I said thieves Liars now we know where the money is going you all Serve Yourself you know that money was supposed to be for the people the families and the babies to get a place to live to help ourselves we only got $600 for disability relief covet 1,200 1,400 and that’s it what about what about all that money I gave to the union $100 a month for you see I didn’t give the Union $100 a month since 2001 all the way to 2015 so they can do abortions I gave it so they can support me because I’m a caregiver in the hospice nurse and all you guys are dirty and just to let you know the nurses take the pills there at the at the facility I’ve seen them how many people die in the caregiving facility because you hire anybody to be a caregiver you guys are just all scamless they’re not well trained to do bed sores they’re not well trained to move the patients they’re not well trained to take him a shower they write down they take them a shower but they lie this is the whole world is just sitting on a pile of s*** in my opinion look at all those people that die see people don’t like to be told the truth when you tell him about Sin it affects him they don’t like to be told that they’re sinners everybody helps themselves what does a community give tell me what they give if we’re still sitting in the pile of s*** you know I’m not really in a good mood today I tell you the truth nothing but the truth I’m sick and tired of all of you guys being f****** grieving scamless and just love money stop blaming everything on the homeless why don’t you look at yourself in the mirror why don’t you either why don’t you just take your clothes off and look at yourself in the mirror and see what you look at what you’re looking at