UPDATE: Megachurch Pastor Apollo Quiboloy allegedly smuggled over $100K out of the US
Controversial Filipino megachurch Pastor Apollo Quiboloy, who was arrested by federal agents in Honolulu, Hawaii, last year after weapons and $350,000 were found on his private jet, has been accused of previously smuggling hundreds of thousands of dollars out of the country.
Quiboloy, who founded the Kingdom of Jesus Christ Church, which he claims has 4 million tithing followers in the Philippines and 2 million more in other countries including the United States, allegedly smuggled money out of the country on two separate occasions in 2013 and 2014, Hawaii News Now reported.
UPDATE:: FBI investigates Waipahu church for alleged human traffickingA Filipino pastor dubbed by his followers as the "appointed son of God" was temporarily detained in Hawaii this week after authorities found US$350,000 in cash and rifle parts in his private plane.
The FBI is investigating a controversial church that’s been accused of aggressive fundraising in Hawaii, Hawaii News Now has learned.
The investigation is taking a close look at the church’s business manager, Felina Salinas, who was arrested by federal authorities last month on allegations of trying to smuggle $350,000 in cash out of the U.S.
She was arrested on a plane leased by the head of the church Apollo Quiboloy, a Filipino televangelist and friend of Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte.
Pastor Apollo Quiboloy, founder and leader of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ, was later released after U.S. citizen Felina Salinas, a follower of the pastor, claimed ownership of the cash.
He arrived back in the Philippines on Feb. 15 on board a commercial flight, leaving his private plane in, Honolulu, Hawaii.
Filipino 'appointed son of God' detained in Hawaii - ucanews.com
ADDENDUM:: Quiboloy follower tried to smuggle more than $300,000 cash in socks - US agent
A female follower of Kingdom of Jesus Christ founder Apollo Quiboloy tried to smuggle to the Philippines more than $300,000 in cash hidden in socks, United States court documents showed.
Felina Salinas, a US citizen, failed to declare that she was carrying thousands of dollars "neatly bundled" in $100 bills in black socks during a flight en route to the Philippines, said a complaint filed by Ann Mylene Haney, a special agent of the US Department of Homeland Security.
Salinas was on board Quiboloy's private plane that was supposed to return to Manila on Feb. 13 before federal agents seized the cash.
She is said to be the business manager at the Waipahu church location and a loyal Quiboloy supporter.
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