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Confidential memo: â€˜TBN practices â€¦ violate the IRS Codeâ€™

Insiders have apparently been ringing warning bells over how the nonprofit Trinity Christian Center of Santa Ana spends its millions for quite some time â€” but when the granddaughter of Jan and Paul Crouch started getting serious about running a tighter ship, her family turned on her and ultimately called for her head a la John the Baptist, according to explosive documents recently filed (and promptly sealed) in Superior Court.

â€œWe know this is a lot at once, but Michael and I feel itâ€™s in TBNâ€™s best interest to get these issues resolved to protect the ministry,â€ Brittany Koper wrote to her grandfather, Paul Crouch, in a confidential memo dated Aug. 30, shortly after she and husband Michael Koper were appointed treasurer and secretary.

â€œWe think current TBN practices and procedures violate the IRS Code and State and Federal Lawsâ€¦. we do not feel comfortable being Secretary/Treasurer without ...

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5/16/12 2:25 PM

Jim Lincoln

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I don't know why any Christian would give money to The Teflon Evangelists after seeing them in person! Another interesting URL in the series, Suit: â€˜Cover-ups of sexual and criminal scandalsâ€™

5/16/12 7:12 AM

Scott McMahan

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Bottom line: People give money to TBN with no expectation of accountability or transparency. As long as this is the case, TBN has no reason to open their books to donors, and can get away with anything. I don't know why anyone would give money to an organization that does not provide donors with accountability.

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