Plumber finds hidden checks inside the wall of Joel Osteen's Lakewood Church

[Y2kTheNewOldies]

https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2021/12/02/money-checks-found-in-wall-of-joel-osteens-lakewood-church-years-after-600k-burglary/

This was allegedly discovered during a plumbing inspection at the church. This calls into question about the hidden money at the church.

 

[Mikey Radio]

For those unaware, "Lakewood Church" is actually the former Compaq Center, which was the arena once used by the Houston Rockets of the NBA. It can seat about 17,000 for a church service so not a small "church" by any means - It's actually a huge, former NBA basketball facility. It's an interesting note to keep in mind when reading about a plumber doing maintenance on a toilet at a church. This isn't a facility that only seats a few hundred and has 1 set of restrooms with a few stalls, for instance.

 

[KeithE4]

Inside job? Someone at the church stashing the money in a wall, then claiming a burglary to the cops and insurance company? Further investigation is needed.

 

[Y2kTheNewOldies]

This would be a case of who was the holding the plumbing services at the time Lakewood had when the money was named in the theft allegations and when Lakewood fired the plumbing contractor.

HPD: Evidence suggests money found in Lakewood Church walls is connected to 2014 theft

We first learned of the stash of cash and checks when a plumber called into the Bull Morning Show on FM 100.3

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