Hireling Pastor Sentenced to Prison for Using $3.5M in Covid Relief Money To Buy Tesla, Property
Showing himself to be a hireling of the highest order, a Maryland pastor was sentenced to 18 months in prison after using the Covid Relief Fund to enrich himself unjustly. According to the Baltimore Banner:
Rudolph Brooks, 48, was charged in 2021 and authorities said he obtained more than $3.5 million in CARES Act Payroll Protection Program loans. Brooks surrendered his passport shortly after being charged, court records show.
He pleaded guilty to wire fraud and money laundering on Aug. 27 of this year, according to court records.
As part of his sentencing, Brooks was ordered to forfeit more than $2 million, the 2018 Tesla Model 3 he purchased, and property he bought in Upper Marlboro.
Brooks created a fraudulent company and claimed they had ten employees with an average monthly payroll of $620k. He also claimed the church he pastored at, Kingdom Tabernacle of Restoration Ministries, requesting $1.8M.
The money was deposited into an account that only he knew about, and only he had signing powers for, spending $60k on a Tesla, blowing thousands on expensive restaurants, and purchasing property for another $507k.
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He should’ve been sent to jail for buying that ridiculous suit.