It’s like Taylor knows his deposition video is making the rounds on the Internet. (The prosecutor doesn’t ask in the video clip, but I feel there may have been a missed opportunity to point out that he allegedly beat his child using, perhaps, a $5,000 Louis Vuitton belt.)Īll of that took place in November of 2014 and February of 2015.īut in a video posted by Taylor on Christmas Day, you see the damage control start to set in. ![]() He’s accused of beating her with a belt after she skipped school. ![]() Toward the end of the deposition, the attorney brought up unrelated charges regarding allegations that Taylor had aggressively disciplined his teenage daughter, Destiny, who no longer lived with him. I’m just throwing this out there, but maybe she can stay in the mansion that she half-paid for… Taylor: I would love to do that if we have the money. In the deposition, Taylor was asked if he would consider giving her back some of that money so that she may try to put her life back together again: However, she felt compelled to give more and the ministry happily took her wire transfer. and taking her children to services, is now losing her home and owes the IRS a considerable amount in taxes from the 401k withdrawal. Frazier, who was court-ordered to stop giving money to J.M.M.I. is Deborah Frazier, who donated $1.2 million after cashing in her 401k valued at $600,000 and taking the equity from her home which she previously owned outright. One woman in particular who has been left nearly homeless by J.M.M.I. Though I’d probably sweat a lot, too, if I were stealing from the poor in front of God’s face. Taylor also claims he sweats a lot on stage and needs frequent changes of suits. Taylor: No, you don’t see that because Macy’s don’t have the kind of suits that I wear. I go to the right places to get a lot of suits, and if I get some from those places, you don’t see that in that bill. ![]() Taylor: I’m a very frugal person when it comes to this. Taylor: Well, that ain’t something I purchase all the time…Īttorney: Well, it looks like you did several times in, uh… Taylor defends himself by saying he has to buy his belts at these high-end stores because “they are better quality” and “have a better TV appearance.”Īttorney: So you don’t see that there’s any problem when you’re ministering to the poor, the sick, the needy, to be appearing in Louis Vuitton and Versace? So how about $6,000 at Louis Vuitton, $3,500 at Versace, $1,700 at Monsieur Clothing, and other designer threads totaling $30,000 over a two-year period? When it comes to dressing an apostle, you’ll need something a notch above potato sack, but not quite a diamond-encrusted robe. Again: for the “hospitality” of “guests.” for the use of “high profile guests.” A $50,000 ticket was even paid to Limoland in order to chop the Mercedes into a stretch limo. The garage inventory includes a BMW, Mercedes, Bentley, and a Range Rover - the first two are registered to J.M.M.I. I guess it’s understandable that you don’t know where you live (or, ahem, send your staff for training) when you have members of your congregation who work as full-time volunteer chauffeurs, driving you all over town in your fleet of luxury vehicles. Often in his evasive responses, he tells the attorney to direct the question to his fellow board member Michelle Brannon, who seems to know everything that he does not (which is basically everything).įor example, he doesn’t know who Brooklyn Mitchell is… even though Mitchell was listed as a dependent on his tax returns.Īttorney: On your 2012 tax return… who’s Brooklyn Mitchell?Īttorney: You don’t remember who Brooklyn Mitchell is?Īttorney: On your 2012 tax return you claimed Brooklyn Mitchell as a dependent through an exemption. The video of “Apostle” Taylor’s seven-hour deposition in a Michigan court shows a visibly nervous man chewing his bottom lip, pretending to be confused by the attorney’s questions and making pitiful excuses for his frivolous purchases. Because then you might be under investigation for financial corruption.
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