A California businessman sued the Rev. Creflo Dollar and his business partners, including his son Jeremy Dollar, today, saying Dollar stole a business idea they developed together to text devotional messages to followers for $4.99 a month.
Dollar reneged on the deal, took the trade secrets and started the business "Word on the Go," this is making $50 million a year, the suit by Devone Lawson alleges. Dollar upped the monthly fee to $5.99 monthly, said James Evangelista, Lawson's Atlanta attorney.
"The word from the preacher ain't cheap," he said.
Dollar could not be reached at his World Changer Church International in College Park or at his publicist's office.
The suit, filed in Los Angeles County, claims breach of contract, fraud, misrepresentation, interference and misappropriation of trade secrets.
Evangelista said, "Apparently, the Rev. Dollar and the Dollar Ministries do not practice what they preach, unless the prosperity gospel they preach justifies fraud and theft in the attainment of material wealth."
Source: Atlanta Journal Constitution
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