New lawsuit filed against Bishop Eddie Long, church

WSBTV - Ten current and former members of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church are suing the church and Bishop Eddie Long...

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From WSBTV:

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. – Bishop Eddie Long and his mega church are at the center of another lawsuit involving an investment sponsored by the church.

Channel 2 investigative reporter Jodie Fleischer spent hours reading pages of documents in which members said an investment encouraged by the church duped them out of hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Ten current and former members of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church are suing the church and Bishop Eddie Long.

The suit claims members lost money in an investment pitched to church members.

The plaintiffs in the lawsuit said they considered Long and his church to be trustworthy, and they said the events held by the defendants were widely publicized and marketed to make sure they were well attended by church members.

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