Plumber who discovered money in wall of Joel Osteen's Lakewood Church gets $20,000 reward

[TexasTowelie]

Police said the recovered checks appear to be connected to a March 2014 theft of $600,000 in cash and checks from a church safe.


A plumber who discovered stacks of cash and checks inside a wall at celebrity televangelist Joel Osteen's Lakewood Church last month has been awarded $20,000 by Crime Stoppers of Houston.

The envelopes were discovered behind a loose toilet by the plumber while he was doing repairs at the Houston church on Nov. 10 — seven years after the church reported $600,000 in cash and checks stolen from a safe.

"Evidence from the recovered checks suggests that the discovery of was connected to the March 2014 theft," Crime Stoppers of Houston said in a statement. The Houston Police Department is still investigating the case.

Back then, Crime Stoppers of Houston offered a cash reward of up to $5,000, and Lakewood Church added a supplemental reward of $20,000, bringing the total to $25,000 to anyone with information that led to an arrest. After years of no word on the case, Lakewood turned that sum into a charitable donation to Crime Stoppers of Houston.

Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/plumber-discovered-money-wall-joel-osteens-lakewood-church-gets-20000-rcna8010

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2. I doubt he would put checks into a "bug out fund"

[TexasTowelie]

3. I have the same thoughts.

Banks are not obligated to cash checks after six months in Texas unless it is a certified check. In some cases, the time is reduced to 90 days if that is printed on the check.

[Midnight Writer]

4. I'll bet Osteen will pick his pocket before he gets out of range with that money.