Deirdre Shesgreen, reporting for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch writes,

The top Republican on the Senate Finance Committee has launched a wide-ranging investigation into the financial dealings of six TV evangelists, including Joyce Meyer, the popular preacher who has built a $124-million-a-year empire headquartered in Fenton.

Also,

In his five-page letter, Grassley also asked Meyer for:

— A “detailed accounting” of all her and her husband’s expense-account items, including clothing and cosmetic surgery.

— Information about any overseas bank accounts and deposits made outside the U.S. after international evangelical crusades.

— The tax-exempt purpose of items purchased for her ministry’s headquarters, such as a $23,000 marble-topped commode, a $30,000 conference table and an $11,219 French clock.

— A detailed accounting of total monthly expenses for upkeep on the Meyers’ personal residence, and any vacation homes, from 2004 to the present.

— An explanation of any personal use of the ministries’ tax-exempt assets, including “jets, employees, facilities,” from 2004 to the present.

— An explanation for how personal gifts from donors, such as money or jewelry, are handled and reported to the IRS. MORE

Other evangelists targeted by the probe include Benny Hinn, Eddie Long, Creflo and Taffi Dollar, Kenneth and Gloria Copeland, and Randy and Paula White.

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