IRS, Postal Service Agents Raid Texas HQ Of Televangelist Benny Hinn

GRAPEVINE, TX — Federal agents swarmed upon the North Texas headquarters of televangelist Benny Hinn on Wednesday, carrying off boxes of materials from his offices, according to reports.

The search began at around 9 a.m. at the headquarters building in the Dallas-Fort Worth suburb of Grapevine, near the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, the Associated Press and other media outlets reported.

According to information found on Hinn's website, he was in Paris at the time agents descended upon his Texas headquarters. The AP reported the presence of both IRS and postal service agents on the grounds.

But the reason for the presence of federal agents at the site is a mystery for the time being. Lisa Slimak, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Attorney's Office in Dallas, told the AP she could neither confirm nor deny the very existence of an ongoing investigation. A message the AP left at Bennie Hinn Ministries went unanswered.

Hinn was one of six television evangelists who came under scrutiny by the Senate Finance Committee in 2007 before all were cleared of any wrongdoing, the AP reminded readers.

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