What are we to think?
We knew this day was coming. After WOFF members Dr. Jerry Gross and his son, Jason, pleaded guilty in 2018 to Federal charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud; on some distant day, each would face a Judge and learn their fate. They would learn their penalty and possibly face prison time and fines.
When I learned of the April 11th court date for sentencing of Jerry and Jason, my thoughts and emotions drifted in an ebb and flow between disbelief, bewilderment, sorrow. Is this real? Will WOFF leaders having admitted guilt, be sentenced in the Federal justice system?
In one specific area, I knew Jerry and Jason. My family allowed Dr. Jerry Goss to treat our foot ailments.
“Our doctor”, now faces a Federal sentencing. What happened? How could a person such as Jerry; quick witted, always exuding a confidence that survived the present drama, how did he take such a path?
And yet, I feel satisfied knowing that at least one of the many dubious and harmful behaviors within WOFF will see a level of justice. I don’t know the details and the exact sequence of decisions Jerry and Jason made, but each agreed to their own individual guilt. I was there; I heard each of them plead guilty.
This is the next step on the path they chose. They will be in court the morning of April 11th.
There is so much that has not come to light with this chapter of WOFF history. Court documents give us some understanding. Kent Covington has been named as one of the main conspirators who created the scheme to defraud the State of NC and the Federal Government.
Later the same day, I learned Kent’s sentencing hearing was set for April 18th. My thoughts did not waiver as earlier. In my mind, Kent was more deserving of his fate. He appears, from what is known at this time, as one of the main generating forces in the scheme. Court documents revealed what any ex-member or present member knows. Kent very easily used his influence in the “church community” to cause others to follow his directions to break the law under the guise of “the will of God.”
Justice for Kent includes prison time and fines, in my opinion.
Included in this many layered saga is Diane M. McKinny.
Diane! When will you see the truth? You are being played, as you have been for years. Your mind and faith have been cannibalized to the profit of Jane Whaley and her leaders. My heart aches knowing you appear so convinced that you are walking this way for “God’s people to be vindicated.”
You are facing the legal battle of and for your life. Do you see this? Why have the three others named in this scheme pleaded guilty and you have been counseled to plead not guilty? You are the proverbial sacrificial lamb – for who or what?
Does your attorney allow you to see the evidence against you? You know your deeds. US Attorney Bradley knows your deeds. This was fraud. What do you call it? What are you told to call your deeds of obedience to Kent and whoever else?
Measures of justice are set for April 11th and April 18th. McKinny is set for trial May 6th.
This is the first wave of justice for deeds done in the dark; harmful acts behind the doors of WOFF.
Ex-members can “rejoice when right and truth prevail.” That is safe ground. We hope for swift and complete justice.
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