That is a very good question. I’ll check back here to see if anyone has an answer.
Ask yourself this.
If this guy bought thousands of stuff from Wal Mart to they go to Wal Mart and demand that money back?
Because it’s a donation, not a purchase. I bet the private schools didn’t have to return the money, because they provided the services paid for.
But donations work differently. Since the Church didn’t earn it, and the source is fraudulent funds, they must return it.
Otherwise, every crook in the world would just have their buddy set up a church, donate all their dirty money to it, and then they can freely keep the money when they are caught.
The people who are defrauded of their money in the scheme deserve to have their money returned.