![]() "He could have stashed some of this money in his pocket and walked out and never said anything to anybody, but was an honest, stand-up kind of guy," Lindsey said.Ĭrimestoppers of Houston had offered a $25,000 reward in 2014 for information leading to an arrest in the case, but the organization says that money is no longer available because the statute of limitations has expired in the case. He said he was impressed that Justin did the right thing and turned in the money. ![]() "I wish we had video of our faces because we were all just like, 'holy cow,' Lindsey said. The caller said he contacted the maintenance supervisor and turned the money in.Ĭo-host George Lindsey told CNN that they talked to the man, who said his name was Justin, off the air to make sure it wasn't a prank. Went to go remove the toilet and I moved some insulation away and about 500 envelopes fell out of the wall, and I was like, 'Oh wow,'" the caller said. Plumber discovers money, checks in wall of Joel Osteen’s Lakewood Church years after 600K burglary Joel Osteens Lakewood Church repaying 4.4M in forgivable PPP loans www.thedailybeas. "There was a loose toilet in the wall and we removed the tile. News of the find became public on Thursday when a man who identified himself as the plumber called into Houston radio station 100.3 The Bull and shared the story with the Morning Bullpen show. "Lakewood immediately notified the Houston Police Department and is assisting them with their investigation." The plumber, identified as Justin Cauley by KPRC-TV, discovered a large amount of money. "Recently, while repair work was being done at Lakewood Church, an undisclosed amount of cash and checks were found," the statement said. The findings could potentially help solve a 600,000 theft case that was reported at the church in 2014. Lakewood Church confirmed the discovery in a statement provided to CNN, but it did not provide additional information because the investigation is still active. Police said the investigation is ongoing. In 2021, they suddenly reappeared behind a loose toilet. In 2014, 600,000 in cash and checks went missing. The money came from contributions given on March 8 and 9 of 2014.īurglary and theft officers inventoried and documented the recovered money and left it in the custody of the church, because it was property found on its premises, the statement said. Plumber Finds Bags & Bags Of Money In Wall Of Joel Osteens Church. Police said that evidence from the recovered cheques suggests that the envelopes are connected to the March 9, 2014, theft of undisclosed amounts of money from the church.ĬNN reported at the time that about $600,000 (Sh66 million) in cash and $400,000 (Sh44 million) in cheques was taken from a church safe. "Church members stated that during a renovation project, a large amount of money - including cash, cheques and money orders - was found inside a wall," statement by Houston Police Department read. ![]() All rights reserved.A plumber doing repair work at pastor Joel Osteen’s Lakewood Church found hundreds of envelopes of cash and cheques hidden in a wall that police think is connected to a massive 2014 theft at the Houston mega-church.Īccording to CNN, officers were called to the church on November 10 to investigate the discovery. ![]() ™ & © 2021 Cable News Network, Inc., a WarnerMedia Company. The plumber who turned in hundreds of envelopes of cash and checks he found in a wall at televangelist Joel Osteen’s Lakewood Church is getting 20,000 for his good deed. “He could have stashed some of this money in his pocket and walked out and never said anything to anybody, but was an honest, stand-up kind of guy,” Lindsey said.Ĭrimestoppers of Houston had offered a $25,000 reward in 2014 for information leading to an arrest in the case, but the organization says that money is no longer available because the statute of limitations has expired in the case. “I wish we had video of our faces because we were all just like, ‘holy cow,’ Lindsey said. The caller said he contacted the maintenance supervisor and turned the money in.Ĭo-host George Lindsey told CNN that they talked to the man, who said his name was Justin, off the air to make sure it wasn’t a prank. Houston plumber Justin Cauley was given a 20,000 reward after he found a trove of cash and checks in a toilet wall at Joel Osteens Lakewood Church last month. “There was a loose toilet in the wall and we removed the tile … Went to go remove the toilet and I moved some insulation away and about 500 envelopes fell out of the wall, and I was like, ‘Oh wow,'” the caller said. ![]()
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