A plumber said he found money in a wall doing repairs in a bathroom at Joel Osteen’s Lakewood Church in Houston, Texas.
The bombshell from a plumber named Justin comes seven years after $600,000 in cash and checks was stolen from a safe inside the church, KRPC Channel 2 reports.
“Justin said he started working on the toilet and had to remove the tile and insulation,” the station reports. “Once he removed the insulation, he discovered about 3,000 envelopes full of checks. Some had cash in it. Justin said he called the church’s maintenance supervisor and had to stay at the church for almost seven hours.”
Police are investigating the situation in what the plumber believes is the reported stolen money. He hopes to get the $25,000 reward that was offered by Crime Stoppers.
The church confirmed the unbelievable report it in a statement.
“Recently, while repair work was being done at Lakewood Church, an undisclosed amount of cash and checks were found,” the church representative said. “Lakewood immediately notified the Houston Police Department and is assisting them with their investigation. Lakewood has no further comment at this time.”
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