![]() "During the call, the plumber noted that there was a $25,000 reward offered, saying with a laugh, 'I need some compensation.' He said he never thought about pocketing any of the envelopes," the NYT reports. The plumber who found the money identified himself only as Justin when he told his story Thursday morning on the " The Morning Bullpen with George Mo and Erik." ![]() Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, the church housed in former stadium that was home to the Houston Rockets drew roughly 42,000 people to services every week. The New York Times reports that after the 2014 theft, which reportedly was discovered by an employee, the church said in a statement that the missing "funds were fully insured, and we are working with our insurance company to restore the stolen funds to the church." According to KPRC Channel 2, the church also said the stolen money represented funds that were contributed during one weekend of services. Want a daily wrap-up of all the news and commentary Salon has to offer? Subscribe to our morning newsletter, Crash Course. "Evidence from the recovered checks suggests this November case is connected to a Matheft report of undisclosed amounts of money at the church," the Houston Police Department said in a statement posted to Twitter on Friday afternoon, adding that the investigation is continuing. The plumber's discovery came seven years Lakewood Church reported that $200,000 in cash and $400,000 in checks had been stolen from the safe. 10 by a plumber who removed tile and insulation from the wall while fixing a loose toilet. The cash, checks and money orders were discovered on Nov. ![]() The "bags and bags" of money found stashed in a bathroom wall at televangelist Joel Osteen's megachurch have been linked to a 2014 theft from a safe at the Houston facility. This article originally appeared on Raw Story
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