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:
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#ministry #fraud #scam
Family Ministry Scams U.S. Government Into Giving $8 Million In Covid Relief
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I wonder if their God will punish them??
A LOT of other companies accepted money though they knew very well they shouldn’t have.
People are lame.
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.
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White privilege
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….
Most times it amazes me greatly the way I moved from an average lifestyle to earning over 63k per month, utter shock is the word. I have understood a lot in the past few years to doubt that opportunities abound in the financial markets, The only thing is to know where to focus.
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.
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!