Chain of Command part 5
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06/09/26
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Rony Denis wasn't just the spiritual leader at the House of Prayer Christian Church... He was their god.
In Part 5, former members start connecting the dots on how Rony Denis consolidated control, and it's worse than you think. He ordered members to smash their own phones in front of the congregation. He commanded public confessions. And when he set his eyes on something he wanted, whether that was another man's wife or a ten-year-old boy, he found a way to take it.
Written and Produced by Javier Leiva
Edited by Puneeth Shenoy | Podcast Pundits https://www.podcastpundits.com/
Music by Joe Basile | thechicken.net
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Chain of Command part 6
June 16
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In Part 6, the FBI comes knocking.
Rony Denis and his top associates allegedly defrauded the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and military veterans out of more than $23.5 million. The House of Prayer Bible Seminary looked like a school. Veterans used their GI Bill benefits to enroll, paying the church hundreds of dollars a month for classes that led nowhere and credits worth nothing outside these walls.
Rony Denis is still a free man. But not for long.
Written and Produced by Javier Leiva
Edited by Puneeth Shenoy | Podcast Pundits https://www.podcastpundits.com/
Music by Joe Basile | thechicken.net
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