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Federal authorities have arrested the pastor of a Northeast Washington church, charging him with fraudulently obtaining more than $1.5 million from the coronavirus-related Paycheck Protection Program. They allege that he bought 39 used luxury automobiles and property in Baltimore.
Rudolph Brooks Jr., 45, of Cheltenham, Md., was charged with wire fraud.
After Brooks was approved, authorities allege he transferred the funds to his personal bank account and bought 39 used vehicles, including a 2017 Mercedes-Benz S-Class, two 2017 Infiniti Q50s, a 2015 Cadillac Escalade, a 2005 Bentley Continental and a 2018 Tesla Model 3.
On the church’s recently deleted Facebook page was the motto: “We’re feeding & clothing the homeless & needy.”
Rudolph Brooks Jr., 45, of Cheltenham, Md., was charged with wire fraud.
After Brooks was approved, authorities allege he transferred the funds to his personal bank account and bought 39 used vehicles, including a 2017 Mercedes-Benz S-Class, two 2017 Infiniti Q50s, a 2015 Cadillac Escalade, a 2005 Bentley Continental and a 2018 Tesla Model 3.
On the church’s recently deleted Facebook page was the motto: “We’re feeding & clothing the homeless & needy.”
