Feds raid televangelist Benny Hinns Grapevine offices

GRAPEVINE -- U.S. Postal Service inspectors and IRS investigators were searching the offices of televangelist Benny Hinn in Grapevine on Wednesday.

NBC 5 reported that “a large number of agents” were seen carrying boxes in and out of Hinn’s offices, beginning at about 9 a.m. Reporters from WFAA and Fox 4 also reported seeing federal agents executing a search warrant.

The U.S. Postal Inspection Service referred questions to the U.S. attorney’s office for the Northern District of Texas, which was “unable to confirm or deny if there is an investigation,” spokeswoman Lisa Slimak said.

Requests for comment from Hinn’s office have not been answered. According to Hinn’s website, he was in Paris.

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