The
Whitsey, who lists his title as apostle, leads the
The indictment alleges Whitsey made $375,000 through thesale of narcotics and then deposited the money in various accounts between Mayand December of 2008.
Whitsey has not been arrested for the charges yet.
Attempts to reach Whitsey were unsuccessful.
A member of the church, who would not identify himself, saidthe church would not comment when
According to the Abundant Life Christian Center Web siteWhitsey is scheduled to speak in
The U.S. Attorney's office also did not respond to
In the federal indictment prosecutors said Whitsey andothers conspired to possess narcotics with intent to distribute. The conspiracygenerated $375,000, according to the indictment.
Prosecutors allege Whitsey then laundered the money throughseveral bank accounts.
The indictment lists nine deposits of various amounts todifferent accounts between May 2008 and December 2008. The nine transactionsadd up to $375,000.
He is charged with nine counts of money laundering inconnection with the deposits.
In addition to the money laundering charges the U.S.Attorney is asking a judge to seize money and all property obtained with themoney in question.
That includes property purchased in
Whitsey sparked controversy in July when the
According to bankruptcy filings the church owed more than$41,000 in unpaid rent, $27,000 to the IRS in payroll taxes in 2010 and morethan $7,800 in property taxes to
Federal officials said Whitsey would make an initialappearance after his arrest. There has been no date set for that appearance.
Source:wkrn
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