Black DC pastor used PPP loan to buy Tesla,Bentley Continental, Cadillac Escalade, Mercedes Benz S Class, Baltimore property, U.S. Attorney says

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GREENBELT, Md. (7News) — A D.C. pastor used loans meant for COVID pandemic relief to buy a Tesla and a property in Baltimore, according to U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Maryland.

Rudolph Brooks Jr., of Cheltenham, Maryland, known as the pastor at Kingdom Tabernacle of Restoration Ministries, faces a federal charge for wire fraud. Federal authorities have also seized $2.2 million from his various bank accounts, along with a 2018 Tesla Model 3.

The U.S. Attorney's Office said Brooks filed fraudulent tax returns to get the $1.5 million, citing his car dealership as a reason for the PPP. Federal authorities said in actuality, the cost of payroll at Cars Direct was more than $600,000 with ten employees.

Brooks then transferred the money between bank accounts and made the purchases; according to the affidavit, he bought 39 cars, including:

A 2017 Mercedes Benz SClass;
Two 2017 Infinity Q50s;
A 2015 Cadillac Escalade;
A 2005 Bentley Continental;
A 2018 Tesla Model 3; and
A 2014 GMC Yukon XL.

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