Jim Bakker gets PPP loans during legal fight on fraud claims
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FILE - In this Friday, March 2, 2018 file photo, televangelist Jim Bakker leaves a funeral service for the Rev. Billy Graham in Charlotte, N.C. When the U.S. government extended pandemic hardship loans to thousands of religious institutions, Bakker and Morningside USA, his ministry in Blue Eye, Mo., were among the most high-profile recipients. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)Morningside Church's property, home to televangelist Jim Bakker, is seen Monday, Aug. 17, 2020, in Blue Eye, Mo. Bakker, wife Lori and daughter Maricela Bakker Woodall, who serves as chief operating officer of Morningside Church, appealed for donations during a segment of The Jim Bakker Show which aired April 2020. They referenced financial difficulties, and Bakker singled out enemies who were behind their problems.Morningside Church's property, home to televangelist Jim Bakker, is seen Monday, Aug. 17, 2020, in Blue Eye, Mo. Bakker, wife Lori and daughter Maricela Bakker Woodall, who serves as chief operating officer of Morningside Church, appealed for donations during a segment of The Jim Bakker Show which aired April 2020. They referenced financial difficulties, and Bakker singled out enemies who were behind their problems. (AP Photo/Jason Connel)FILE - In this Thursday, Aug. 31, 1989 file photo, U.S. marshals escort former PTL leader Jim Bakker, center, from his attorney's office to a waiting car in Charlotte, N.C., after he did not appear in court. He was taken under order to the State Correctional Institute at Butner, N.C., for psychiatric evaluation. Bakker gained notoriety in the late 1980s and 1990s as a result of his trial and financial fraud conviction relating to Heritage USA, his TV studio, Christian-oriented theme park and water park attraction with shopping, hotels and condominiums in Fort Mill, S.C. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)FILE - In this Aug. 22, 1991 file photo, former PTL leader Jim Bakker arrives at the federal courthouse in Charlotte, N.C., for a re-sentencing hearing on his 45-year sentence for his conviction on 24 counts of mail fraud, wire fraud and conspiracy. After serving five years in federal prison, he shifted from preaching the prosperity gospel to an apocalyptic end-times message. (AP Photo/Bob Jordan)FILE - In this Friday, March 2, 2018 file photo, televangelist Jim Bakker, right, walks with his wife, Lori Graham Bakker, after a funeral service for the Rev. Billy Graham in Charlotte, N.C. During The Jim Bakker Show which aired April 20, 2020, Bakker, his wife, Lori, and daughter, Maricela Bakker Woodall, who serves as chief operating officer of Morningside Church, appealed for donations. They referenced financial difficulties, and Bakker singled out enemies who were behind their problems. Dont let me have to file for bankruptcy, he said. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)
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FILE - In this Friday, March 2, 2018 file photo, televangelist Jim Bakker leaves a funeral service for the Rev. Billy Graham in Charlotte, N.C. When the U.S. government extended pandemic hardship loans to thousands of religious institutions, Bakker and Morningside USA, his ministry in Blue Eye, Mo., were among the most high-profile recipients. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)
