Woman steals hundreds of thousands from a food program for the poor, gets caught...

[Archae]

Goes to jail, moves to another state, pulls it AGAIN!

Memphis “Prophetess” Steals a Small Fortune From a Food Program for Kids — Again

May 19, 2016 by Terry Firma 66 Comments

I wanted to call this a new low, but considering the Christians who beat kids, kill kids, and rape kids, merely taking food out of kids’ mouths is no big deal, right?

The operator of a Memphis faith-based agency that contracted with the Department of Human Services [DHS] to feed low-income children has been indicted on theft charges, after an investigation revealed she misappropriated $162,165 in taxpayer monies intended for meals.

Instead of feeding children, Jeanette Jives-Nealy [who calls herself a “Pastor Prophetess”] spent tens of thousands of dollars on retail items and travel, and transferred more than $25,000 into a savings account, a report by the state’s comptroller found.

If only there was some way this could have been avoided. Like checking Google, maybe.

That’s right — Jives-Nealy had pulled this scam before, in Florida. Her name is easy to find on the Internet, attached to a 2007 Florida indictment and a subsequent conviction for

… multiple counts of racketeering, conspiracy, money laundering, forgeries and theft … after stealing $200,000 from a school [food] voucher program intended for kids with disabilities.

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[mikeysnot]

1. As long as jesus forgive's it's all good!

[Angry Dragon]

16. I call it the " Get out of hell free card"

[tom_kelly]

17. I've spoken to people that believe just that!

This one fella I know asked me one day if I'd accepted JC as my savior. This got us into a conversation where I learned about his beliefs. According to him, since he has accepted JC as his savior he is assured a place in heaven - no matter what he has done in the past OR what he does in the future. All I could respond with was something like "at least you have that going for you."

[Egnever]

2. Dont know why but it brings to mind this guy

[JDPriestly]

8. I used to write grants for a homeless project. Normally, you have to report on the results

of your program, prove you are doing what you propose.

I can't imagine how people work these scams.

I'm all for living in the moment, but please remember. There is a future, and you don't want to spend it in prison.

I do not advise anyone to try to cheat the government or charitable foundations or donors. They are, I assure you, going to figure you out as they did this woman.

I just want to make sure that no DUers decide to try some scheme of this sort. The money is not given away without checks on where it goes. In fact, the reporting and checking can be complicated and time consuming. They visit your facility every once in a while.

This charity is intended for the needy only.

Don't try cheating in this way at home.

[CurtEastPoint]

3. Prophetess my ass. Common thief.

[Blue_Tires]

4. Wow.. great job on the vetting, Memphis...

[underthematrix]

5. She's a disgusting boil on #BlackExcellence

I hope the US gov't gets out of the business of doing business with religious organizations. They're a pain in the ass.

[gratuitous]

6. Non-religious organizations need to get off their asses, then

Because for years our church has provided space for the day center for homeless families at the princely sum of $1 a month, opened our sanctuary for census-taker training for free, given away part of our property for a community garden, or any of hundreds of other times we worked with governmental and quasi-governmental agencies to provide space and volunteers means that non-religious organizations just coasted on their civic responsibility.

Sorry your ass is in such pain.

[Jitter65]

9. That!

[underthematrix]

10. Gov't needs to provide a safety net because they

will not violate the equal protection clause.

[TexasMommaWithAHat]

11. Thank you for all your church does.

I hate fundie religious of all stripes, but many churches (even some fundie churches cough cough) do a lot of good.

The local Catholic Church's St. Vincent de Paul group has operated an on-going food bank for years. They have a small resale shop, where clothing is sold for very little money (which is funneled into purchases like diapers, etc.), and have given away the clothing for particularly needy families. They find homes for women and their children who are currently in shelters - it's not unusual for neighbors to come around asking for mattresses, blankets, unused furniture to help these families. Just driving by the church building you would never know all that they do. A portion of the church's "collection plate" keeps this ongoing. They really do a lot more than I can list here.

[gratuitous]

13. Roger that

We do this stuff for a number of reasons, one of which is to pay back the community for our exemption from property tax. The county loses about $6,000 a year based on our assessed value, but in totaling it all up a few years ago, we figured our teeny tiny congregation provides $15,000 to $20,000 in direct benefits to county citizens and governmental agencies, even more in indirect and less quantifiable benefits. It's actually a pretty good deal for the county, and they know it.

[trotsky]

14. How much has your church saved by not having to pay taxes over the years?

Just curious.

[Doctor_J]

7. This sort of story gives me hope that racial equality will happen.

This is exactly the white collar scam that a white person would pull.

[Hayduke Bomgarte]

12. Modern Christianity

At its finest.

[Enthusiast]

15. You nailed it.