34 min
S4 E7: Greater Ministries International Mugshot
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- True Crime
Gerald Payne was a schemer. He was also a preacher. Once he established his new ministry, he came up with a great idea for an investment program for his church members. It would return their money two fold. Only, the idea wasn't legitimate, and people lost their life savings.
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Music by:
Swelling
"Night II"
Meydan
"Insomnia Pt. 1"
SoundCrate
"Squad"
SoundCrate
"Shady Dealings"
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Sources:
https://web.archive.org/web/19991122171922/www.greater-ministries.com/
https://www.forbes.com/forbes/1999/0906/6405050a.html
https://www.cnbc.com/id/100000098
http://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2104982_2104983_2105004,00.html
https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2001/october1/15.21.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_Ministries_International
Gerald Payne was a schemer. He was also a preacher. Once he established his new ministry, he came up with a great idea for an investment program for his church members. It would return their money two fold. Only, the idea wasn't legitimate, and people lost their life savings.
Visit Patreon.com/mugshotpod to find out how you can support the show and get early, ad-free access to episodes as well as bonus episodes. Any donation is appreciated and goes right back into helping produce the show.
Mugshot merchandise can be found at mugshotpod.threadless.com. Get shirts, mugs, and more!
Music by:
Swelling
"Night II"
Meydan
"Insomnia Pt. 1"
SoundCrate
"Squad"
SoundCrate
"Shady Dealings"
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Sources:
https://web.archive.org/web/19991122171922/www.greater-ministries.com/
https://www.forbes.com/forbes/1999/0906/6405050a.html
https://www.cnbc.com/id/100000098
http://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2104982_2104983_2105004,00.html
https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2001/october1/15.21.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_Ministries_International
34 min