"Y'all want a Tesla? Prrrraaaaaaaaayyyy for a Tesla..."
Posted on 04/27/2021 4:37:51 PM PDT by Pining_4_TX
A DC pastor allegedly bought 39 cars, including a Tesla, and a property in Baltimore with CARES Act funds, a federal complaint says.
Rudolph Brooks Jr. of Cheltenham, Maryland was charged with federal wire fraud and the government can seize more than $2.2 million held in various bank accounts as well as a 2018 Tesla Model 3.
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, which was enacted in March 2020, was supposed to provide emergency financial assistance to millions of struggling Americans who’ve lost jobs or other suffered other economic consequences of the pandemic. Up to $659 billion in forgivable loans were given to small businesses for employee retention and certain business expenses.
The funds must be used on payroll costs, mortgage interest, rent, and utilities.
Brooks, who’s the pastor and founder of Kingdom Tabernacle of Restoration Ministries, owns Cars Direct by Gavawn HWD Bob’s Motors. The affidavit alleges that on May 9, Brooks applies for a PPP loan on behalf of Cars Direct in the amount of $1,556,589. In support of this ask, Brooks allegedly submitted fraudulent tax forms, reporting $724,469 in payments via Forms 1099-MISC and $7,471,630 in total unemployment payments to employees.
IRS records however do not reflect any tax filings made by Cars Direct for any tax period, meaning they don’t have employees.
Additionally, the Maryland Department of Labor has no record of Cars Direct paying wages or of Brooks receiving wages.
(Excerpt) Read more at baltimore.cbslocal.com ...
"Y'all want a Tesla? Prrrraaaaaaaaayyyy for a Tesla..."
Kingdom Tabernacle of Restoration Ministries
LMAO! He failed to actually name is “Kingdom Tabernacle of Reparation Ministries”
I knew that the Pastor was Amish. Just knew it. /s
39 Cars?
I’m guessing he has a lot of girlfriends.
At a certain level, I think fraud this large reaches the level of treason. And the sentence should reflect that.
I am beginning the suspect that most of the Covid Relief Funds were poorly used. I hope they audit every one of the companies and recover the funds, charge and jail the owners.
I suppose he thought no one would notice the cars....
He’ll look real snazzy in an orange jumpsuit.
He’s doing it wrong. If he’d had “Dr.” at the front of his name, he be driving that Tesla.
Those PPP loans were just ripe for fraudsters and con artists in the first place.
Rushed to market with no oversight.
Did you notice that the video news cast neglected to show a picture of this high spirited Republican crook?
Y’all muss be rayciss to suggess a man of god would steal from the govment!
</sarc>
NOTE: He worships a god but not neccessarily God.
HE will get off with a slap on his wrist
A guy that my brother met and recently became friends with said he would show up each week in a different fancy car. Turns out he had recently sold his large company that he had built from the ground up.
“Yeah - I loved to watch the Mecum Auctions and thought it would be fun to go to one and buy a car. Except I ended up buying 27 of them. I need to sell a bunch. But which ones!?”
I guess he failed to register as a democrat or an illegal alien.
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