Money Laundering By Way Of Shell Companies

Cornell University Law School

Money laundering refers to a financial transaction scheme that aims to conceal the identity, source, and destination of illicitly-obtained money. The money laundering process can be broken down into three stages. First, the illegal activity that garners the money places it in the launderer’s hands. Second, the launderer passes the money through a complex scheme of transactions to obscure who initially received the money from the criminal enterprise. Third, the scheme returns the money to the launderer in an obscure and indirect way.

Tax evasion and false accounting practices constitute common types of money laundering. Often, criminals achieve these objectives through the use of shell companies, holding companies, and offshore accounts. A shell company is an incorporated company that possesses no significant assets and does not perform any significant operations. To launder money, the shell company purports to perform some service that would reasonably require its customers to often pay with cash. Cash transactions increase the anonymity of customers and therefore decreases the government’s ability to trace the initial recipient of the dirty money. Money launderers commonly select beauty salons and plumbing services as shell companies. The launderer then deposits the money with the shell company, which deposits it into its accounts. The company then creates fake invoices and receipts to account for the cash. Such transactions create the appearance of propriety and clean money. The shell company can then make withdrawals and either return the money to the initial criminal or pass the money on to further shell companies before returning it to further cloud who first deposited the money.

Criminals often use offshore accounts to hide money because they offer greater privacy, less regulation, and reduced taxation. Because the U.S. government has no authority to require foreign banks to report the interest earned by U.S. citizens with foreign bank accounts, the criminal can keep the account abroad, fail to report the account’s existence, and receive the interest without paying personal income taxes on it in the U.S.


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The Cult Churches Fabricated Tithing Doctrine

By Cult Expert Mark Vrankovich

This is the big daddy. This is their sacred cow. This is the beating heart of their evil empire. The crown jewel. The Death Star. The one ring to bill them all. The pot of gold. Their matrix (into which they want to plug you). Their Wizard of Oz. Their magic spell. Their special power. Their secret recipe with the eleven herbs and spices. Their Golden Goose. The very air upon which they breathe!

Question this doctrine and watch these money hungry pastors bare their fangs. This is a teaching that they will bear no compromise on. Tithing, or at least their own version of tithing, is their one true love.

Here are some bullet points about tithing that these money hungry pastors don’t want you to know:

* The New Testament Church did not tithe.
* The New Testament does not teach tithing for Christians.
* Their favorite Malachi verses cannot be used for Christians since Christians are not under the law of Moses.
* Abraham’s one off tithe of his war booty did not set up a precedent for Christians to regularly tithe their income.
* The version of tithing they teach cannot be found in Scripture (see below).
* The “Storehouse” in Malachi cannot be equated to your local church organization.
* There are plenty of rich (money wise) Christians who do not tithe. This would be impossible if their version of tithing was true.
* The New Testament teaching is that you decide how much to give, and there are no rules about where it goes. You cannot be compelled to give.
* It may come as a surprise to learn that their tithing doctrine is a combination of twisted scriptures and wishful thinking, as opposed to solid Biblical exegesis reflecting a central thrust of New Testament teaching.

Here is their tithing doctrine stated in a nutshell:

“Christians must give ten percent of their gross income only to their church organization. If they do, then God will bless them for any offerings they make to the church organization beyond this ten percent. But if they do not give ten percent gross, then they are stealing from God and God will curse them.”

There are variations of this teaching, and sometimes it is called a “principle”, but the above definition contains the core essence of this doctrine.

It is vital to grasp that tithing is not for Christians. Tithing was part of the old law (of Moses) which was fulfilled (completed) by Jesus. You know that Christians are not under the law of Moses don’t you?

But now, by dying to what once bound us, we have been released from the law so that we serve in the new way of the Spirit, and not in the old way of the written code. Romans 7:6

know that a man is not justified by observing the law, but by faith in Jesus Christ. So we, too, have put our faith in Christ Jesus that we may be justified by faith in Christ and not by observing the law, because by observing the law no one will be justified. Galatians 2:16

All who rely on observing the law are under a curse, for it is written: “Cursed is everyone who does not continue to do everything written in the Book of the Law.” Galatians 3:10

New wine should not be put into old wine skins, nor should new unshrunk cloth be used to patch an old garment; if you think you need to obey the law of tithing then you need to obey the whole law (or you will be cursed, Galatians 3:10).

What is more, this tithing doctrine they teach isn’t found in either the New or Old Testament. Tithing in the old testament does not match what these pastors preach – this unique tithe teaching is of their own invention.

Pastor Cliff Whitehead of Fellowship Chapel Point Pleasant NJ had a cassette series that was distributed to some and sold to other church members instructing them to give 10% of their income to Fellowship Chapel of Jersey Shore regardless of their financial situation.

　

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Brick Township lawyer and former assistant Ocean County Prosecutor from the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Edward Murachanian owns Fellowship Chapel Point Pleasant NJ with his long time friends John Boyle, Richard Bergstrom, John Emmanuel and William Doolittle.

This group of con artists have been preying on the elderly (Edward Murachanian has an office conveniently located outside of a retirement community) and church members, including young children for years.

Edward Murachanian and his followers understand that when you pretend to be a Christian, you can scam hundreds of unsuspecting Christian followers. Christians are forgiving, giving people and when placed in a situation where they can help a fellow Christian they will. That means they will help other’s in any way they can which includes giving money.

Many elderly church members who do not have any family left will in most cases leave their inheritance to the church. Brick Township lawyer Edward Murachanian and church vice president Richard Bergstrom (and Samantha Drive Toms River NJ neighbor) know this, so their followers set out to con the elderly into thinking that they are loved and needed, when in fact they are being set up to be scammed out of their life savings.

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Click here to see the New Jersey corporate filing of Fellowship Chapel of Jersey Shore.


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Uncovering Churches That Abuse People

The following questions come from the book: Recovering from Churches That Abuse, by Ronald Enroth, Grand Rapids, Michigan, Zondervon, 1994.


1. Does a member’s personality generally become stronger, happier, more confident as a result of contact with the group?

In an abusive church, the use of guilt, fear, and intimidation to control members is likely to produce members who have a low self-image, who feel beaten down by legalism, who have been taught that asserting oneself is not spiritual.

One of the first disturbing characteristics to be reported by relatives and friends of members of these churches is a noticeable change in personality, usually in a negative direction.

2. Do members of the group seek to strengthen their family commitments?

Nearly all unhealthy churches attempt to minimize the commitments of their members to their family, especially parents.

Young people may be told that they now have a new “spiritual” family, complete with leaders who will “re-parent” them.

Church loyalty is seen as paramount, and family commitments are discouraged or viewed as impediments to spiritual advancement.

3. Does the group encourage independent thinking and the development of discernment skills?

Control-oriented leaders attempt to dictate what members think, although the process is so spiritualized that members usually do not realize what is going on.

A pastor or leader is viewed as God’s mouth piece, and in varying degrees a member’s decision making and ability to think for oneself are swallowed up by the group.

Pressure to conform and low tolerance for questioning make it difficult to be truly discerning.

4. Does the group allow for individual differences of belief and behavior, particularly on issues of secondary importance?

A legalistic emphasis on keeping rules and a focus on the need to stay within prescribed boundaries is always present in unhealthy spiritual environments.

Lifestyle rigidity in such groups increase a member’s guilt feelings and contributes to spiritual bondage. This rigidity is often coupled with an emphasis on beliefs that would not receive great attention in mainstream evangelicalism.

5. Does the group encourage high moral standards both among members and between members and non members?

In intense, legalistic churches and religious organizations, the official, public proclamations usually place special value on high moral standards.

In some instances, there is a double standard between those in leadership and those in the rank and file membership.

Abusive churches tend to have incidents of sexual misconduct more often than most conventional churches; leaders sometimes exhibit an obsessive interest in matters relating to sex.

6. Does the group’s leadership invite dialogue, advice and evaluation from outside its immediate circle?

Authoritarian pastors are usually threatened by any outside expression of diverse opinions, whether from inside or outside the group. When outside speakers are given access to the pulpit, they are carefully selected to minimize any threat to the leadership’s agenda.

Coercive pastors are fiercely independent and do not function well in a structure of accountability.

For the sake of public relations, they may boast that they are accountable to a board of some sort, when in actuality the board is composed of “yes-men” who do not question the leader’s authority.

7. Does the group allow for development in theological beliefs?

Another hallmark of an authoritarian church is its intolerance of any belief system different from its own.

They tend to measure and evaluate all forms of Christian spirituality according to their own carefully prescribed system, adopting an “us-versus-them” mentality.

8. Are group members encouraged to ask hard questions of any kind?

A cardinal rule of abusive systems is “Don’t ask questions, don’t make waves.”

A healthy pastor welcomes even tough questions. In an unhealthy church disagreement with the pastor is considered to be disloyalty and is tantamount to disobeying God.

People who repeatedly question the system are labeled “rebellious”, “un-teachable”, or “disharmonious to the body of Christ”.

Persistent questioners may face sanctions of some kind such as being publicly ridiculed, shunned, shamed, humiliated, or dis-fellowshiped.

9. Do members appreciate truth wherever it is found even if it is outside their group?

Whether they admit it or not, abusive churches tend to view themselves as spiritually superior to other Christian groups.

This religious elitism allows little room for outside influences. There can be no compromise with external sources, who, the leadership will say, really don’t understand what is going on in the ministry anyway.

10. Is the group honest in dealing with nonmembers, especially as it tries to win them to the group?

Sometimes abusive groups illustrate a “split-level religion”. There is one level for public presentation and another for the inner circle of membership.

The former is a carefully crafted public relations effort, the latter a reality level experienced only by the “true believers”.

Recruitment tactics are usually intense, even if they are not actually deceptive or fraudulent, they can be manipulative or exploitive.

Sometimes high pressure religious groups are evasive about there true identity: “We really don’t have a name, we’re just Christians.”

A healthy Christian group should have no qualms about revealing who it is and what its intentions are.

11. Does the group foster relationships and connections with the larger society that are more than self-serving?

First impressions are not always correct. Sustained contact with an unhealthy church, however, will usually reveal a pattern that is consistent with the characteristics we have identified.

Members will be requested to serve, to become involved, to sign up for a variety of activities that, upon closer inspection, appear to maintain the system and serve the needs of the leadership.

Abusive churches thrive on tactics that promote dependency.

Emphasizing obedience and submission to leaders, these churches often require a level of service that is overwhelming to members, resulting in emotional turmoil and spiritual breakdowns.


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Con artists are cowards. They seek easy prey to steal what they want. The elderly are prime targets for these low life leaches of the world.

Fellowship Chapel Point Pleasant NJ had a clown ministry that would go into retirement communities to “minister” to the elderly. This clown ministry was run by the secret president of Fellowship Chapel Point Pleasant NJ John Emanuel. John Emmanuel used this form of ministry to target the vulnerable elderly men and women who he knew fit the criteria put in place by former assistant prosecutor Edward Murachanian from the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office.

John Emanuel and Fellowship Chapel of Jersey Shore vice president Richard Bergstrom would make their rounds putting on a great act in hopes of finding just the right senior citizen who fit the scam criteria set forth by Edward Murachanian lawyer Brick Township.

Due to a situation where the phony clown ministry was almost exposed it has since been shut down and the scammer’s efforts have stopped.

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Lawyer Brick Township Church Scam

Former assistant prosecutor from the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Edward Murachanian is an expert on church fraud. The best way to commit church fraud is by owning a church number one, and number two have your people become elders and officers in your church which include president, vice president, treasurer, and secretary.

Edward Murachanian is the incorporator for Fellowship Chapel Point Pleasant NJ officially incorporated as Fellowship Chapel of Jersey Shore. It’s easy to run a scam out of a church when you own it. The agent for Fellowship Chapel of Jersey Shore is long time buddy John Boyle who is an ex elder. The vice president is long time friend and Toms River neighbor Richard Bergstrom who is an elder. The president John Emmanuel is also an elder and long time friend of Edward Murachanian. Secretary William Doolittle aka Bill Doolittle finishes up the group of fraudulent officers in Fellowship Chapel Point Pleasant NJ. Bill Doolittle is also an elder.

Former assistant prosecutor from the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Edward Murachanian deceived church members into believing that he was just a loving Christian attending Fellowship Chapel Point Pleasant NJ, never revealing that Fellowship Chapel is his church, his business. Yes, business. Owning a church is a great money making business and Edward Murachanian has his people in authority to prevent anyone from finding out.

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Lawyer Brick Township Owns Church

Former assistant prosecutor from the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Edward Murachanian is an expert on church fraud. The best way to commit church fraud is by owning a church number one, and number two have your people become elders and officers in your church which include president, vice president, treasurer, and secretary.

Edward Murachanian is the incorporator for Fellowship Chapel Point Pleasant NJ officially incorporated as Fellowship Chapel of Jersey Shore. It’s easy to run a scam out of a church when you own it. The agent for Fellowship Chapel of Jersey Shore is long time buddy John Boyle who is an ex elder. The vice president is long time friend and Toms River neighbor Richard Bergstrom who is an elder. The president John Emmanuel is also an elder and long time friend of Edward Murachanian. Secretary William Doolittle aka Bill Doolittle finishes up the group of fraudulent officers in Fellowship Chapel Point Pleasant NJ. Bill Doolittle is also an elder.

Former assistant prosecutor from the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Edward Murachanian deceived church members into believing that he was just a loving Christian attending Fellowship Chapel Point Pleasant NJ, never revealing that Fellowship Chapel is his church, his business. Yes, business. Owning a church is a great money making business and Edward Murachanian has his people in authority to prevent anyone from finding out.

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Business Entity Status Report Printing Instructions: Open your Browser's Page Setup menu and set your page margins to 0.25". Use your Browser's Print option to print the report as seen on screen. Saving Instructions: Save this file to your hard drive for later viewing by using the Browser's "Save As" function. All available information is displayed. Status Report For: FELLOWSHIP CHAPEL OF JERSEY SHORE Business Name: FELLOWSHIP CHAPEL OF JERSEY SHORE Report Date: 11/11/2009 Business ID Number: 0100621958 Transaction Number: Sequence: 1575281: 2 Business Type: NON PROFIT CORPORATION Status: ACTIVE Filing Date: 03/31/1995 Home Jurisdiction: NJ Status Change Date: Stock Amount: 0 DOR Suspension Start Date: DOR Suspension End Date: Tax Suspension Start Date: Tax Suspension End Date: Annual Report Month: 3 Last Annual Report Filed: 01/12/2009 For Last Annual Report Paid Year: 2009 Incorporator: EDWARD V MURACHANIAN Agent: JOHN J BOYLE Agent Address: 2200 RIVER ROAD STE B POINT PLEASANT, NJ 08742 Office Address Status: Deliverable Main Business Address: 2200 RIVER RD SUITE B POINT PLEASANT BEACH, NJ 08742 Principal Business Address: 2200 RIVER RD SUITE B POINT PLEASANT BEACH, NJ 08742 Associated Names Name: Type Description: Officers/Directors/Members 1) Title: VICE PRESIDENT Name: RICHARD BERGSTROM Address: 2200 RIVER RD SUITE B POINT PLEASANT, NJ 08742 2) Title: TREASURER Name: JOHN BOYLE Address: 2200 RIVER RD SUITE B POINT PLEASANT, NJ 08742 3) Title: SECRETARY Name: WILLIAM DOOLITTLE Address: 2200 RIVER RD SUITE B POINT PLEASANT, NJ 08742 4) Title: PRESIDENT Name: JOHN EMMANUEL Address: 2200 RIVER RD SUITE B POINT PLEASANT, NJ 08742 **If you would like to receive photocopies of documents filed by this business entity, mail your request to PO Box 450, Trenton, NJ 08625. Indicate the Business Entity Number(s) involved and the type of document you wish to have copies of. Your choices are listed below: CHARTER DOCUMENTS Original Certificate Only (For example, Certificate of Incorporation); Changes and Amendments to the Original Certificate Only; OR All Charter Documents (Original Certificate and Changes/Amendments) And/or ANNUAL REPORTS Copy of Latest Annual Report; OR Copy of Annual Report for a Specific Year(s) (List the Year Desired) The photocopy fee for all entities except limited liability companies is $1 per page. For limited liability companies, the fee is $10 for the first page and $2 per page thereafter. The total fee amount for your order will vary depending on the number of pages associated with each filed document you request. You may supply us with a check with a NOT TO EXCEED instruction to cover the costs. Make the check payable to the Treasurer, State of New Jersey. Alternately, you may pay by credit card (provide card#/expiration date and cardholder information) or depository account. Please include a self-addressed envelope with your order. If you have any questions or would like information on alternative service options such as over-the-counter expedited service, call 609-292-9292 (option 3 on the main menu and then option 8), weekdays, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m

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