Florida pastor accused of Covid fraud a no-show in court due to ‘grave medical concerns’

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A Florida pastor accused of fraudulently obtaining $8 million in Covid relief funds is in declining health and appears to be unable to speak, his lawyer said after he failed to appear in court.

in Covid relief funds is in declining health and appears to be unable to speak, his lawyer said after he failed to appear in court.

"I have tried to, Your Honor," Hyde said, according to the transcript."Mr. Edwards appears to be nonverbal. I don't know that he understood anything that I said." “Your Honor, this is the first time that I’ve had this happen. I do believe there is a competency issue in this case.” If Josh Edwards were pretending to be mentally incapacitated, it wouldn’t be the first time a person accused of a crime had feigned mental health issues. In perhaps the most famous case, mobster Vincent “The Chin” Gigante delayed his racketeering trial for years by acting crazy — a move that garnered him a second nickname,"Oddfather."

Evan and Josh Edwards knew that ASLAN’s actual number of employees and actual monthly payroll expenses were “significantly lower, or entirely nonexistent,” according to an indictment unsealed Wednesday. Federal agents arrived and found a number of suspicious items in the vehicle, which Josh Edwards was driving.

 

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How convenient. How many who’ve bilked millions from others and committed fraud walk away without seeing the inside of a jail cell? We have two justice systems.

If the lawyer is lying, he should be disbarred

The Lord smote him.

Why are these people always white? Cause no one’s sending $8,000,000.00 to a black person! Oh ok… so now they racist with the money in Florida! DeSantis… I need a WERD PLEEZE! 🤬

Self serve pity runs rampant in grifters.

While we are going after them, let's go after the people in Congress who do this exact same shit everyday.

Maybe his wig poisoned him.

Sounds like bs.

How convenient!

BS, he knew what he did, he must suffer the full consequence of justice.

Even if you have betrayed Christian church can’t make old Catholic Church more honored because you are the same thing

How does a church receive 8 million dollars in PPP loans who approved the initial loan?

PIECE OF FLORIDA, FAKE AND PHONY CHRISTIAN SH*T!!!!

God's work 😜

Thoughts & prayers…

His only option is to repent

Color me shocked!

🤣😂🤣 competency issue. More like a morality issue

Elon Musk said free speech and now he’s unable to speak? Or is this Musk’s brother

It deadly using GOD'S name while perusing your unGodly things.

We wish him well on his road to recovery

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