Accused of operating a housing division without state registration
Rafael Warnock (Video screenshot)
By Bob UnruhThe charity is a branch of the church that runs a housing complex in Atlanta, and was caught evicting residents during COVID-19 – just as Warnock was lashing out at his opponent for the Senate seat he now holds, stating, "Unemployment benefits have expired, rent is due today, and many Georgia families are at risk of eviction in the middle of a pandemic."
The Free Beacon confirmed the Georgia Secretary of State Office's Securities and Charities Division wrote to Ebenezer Building Foundation, which is owned essentially by Ebenezer Baptist Church, to explain why it is operating without a registration.
"The Ebenezer Building Foundation has reported in each of its Form 990 tax returns filed with the IRS since 2011 that it is registered to operate as a charity in Georgia. But the Georgia Securities and Charities Division told the Free Beacon that Warnock's charity is not registered with state authorities,." the report explained.
The foundation lists Warnock as its principal officer in its Form 990s and says it delegates all management duties to Ebenezer Baptist Church, "where Warnock pulls a salary on top of a lucrative tax-free housing allowance as he serves in the Senate," the report said.
A lawyer for the state warned, in a letter to church trustee Kenneth Palmer that there could be administrative penalties for operating as a charitable organization without a registration, which is a violation of state law.
WND previously reported on the dispute involve the church and its housing branch. It seems the housing organization was evicting poor people from a tower of apartments for past due amounts of as little as about $28 even while paying $7,417 a month for the senator's "housing." He also takes a salary.