Posted on 02/10/2015 10:18:27 AM PST by Morgana
The former chief financial officer of Trinity Broadcasting, the nation’s largest Christian broadcasting network, has filed a lawsuit against her former company and its top bosses for allegedly threatening her with a loaded gun when she objected to “unlawful distributions” of $100 million to themselves and others.
The lawsuit was filed Jan. 29 by Brittany Koper, the granddaughter of TBN founder Paul Crouch Sr., who died last year, and her husband, Michael Koper, against Trinity Christian Center, International Christian Broadcasting, Matthew Crouch, Janice Crouch and John Casoria.
Brittany Koper was TBN’s CFO and treasurer until she was fired in 2011, about the same time her husband, who also worked at the network, was dismissed, the case claims.
Trinity Christian Center, based in Santa Ana, California, operates as Trinity Broadcasting Network, and Janice Crouch, a TBN senior vice president, is the widow of the founder. Her son, Matthew Crouch, is a TBN vice president. Casoria is TBN’s lawyer and Janice Crouch’s nephew.
The case, filed in U.S. District Court for the southern division of California, alleges Brittany Koper was wrongfully dismissed “in violation of the public policies of the state of California and of the United States of America.”
“Plaintiffs allege that such terminations were in retaliation for (a) plaintiffs’ refusal to participate in conduct within defendant Trinity Broadcasting made unlawful by the laws of California and the United States and (b) reporting such unlawful conduct to defendant Trinity Broadcasting’s president, board of directors, to senior executive defendant John Casoria, and to defendant Trinity Broadcasting’s IRS auditor.”
The filing alleges Brittany Koper was told she would need to participate “in numerous illegal schemes” that “involved the systematic diversion of defendant Trinity Broadcasting’s charitable assets through unlawful distributions to defendant Trinity Broadcasting’s directors through numerous channels.”
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Church finances should be done by someone independent of the people in the ministry. And independent auditor by an outside CPA would be a good idea as well.
The Crouch’s I am sure started out humble and ended up rich. It’s a sad tale that I am sure is happening all to often and I am sure it grieves the Lord.
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What a kook.
I cannot believe that they are Christians.
Very, very well written and a perfect perspective. Thank you.
Benny Hin used to be a part of TBN. I think he got into some hot water for his “financial” escapades.
His Bodyguard used to live next door to my Parents. Nice guy who once told me that Benny was the real deal.
It’s like a Democrat telling me Obama is the real deal.
In work I did, I got to see the books of an evagelist and his ministry,,
The housing allowances for these ministers were more than my salary.. and their salary was more than mine too..
It was good business.. I likened it to family funeral homes.. the kids were brought up in it and would not need to find work in another field if they didn’t want to..
I will never say who it was... to my grave.. but it did enlighten me to why so many kids can sort of just follow mom or dad into their career..
big money can come in .... I don’t want to think every preacher on TV is
Like this but man, there is an infomercial feel to christian TV..
Not an accident... gotta pay those bills...
Jan Crouch has had what appears to be a fatal stroke. The family is waiting for her to pass.
I wonder... what was the outcome of this lawsuit?
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