Police Interviews Begin as Millions of Dollars Seized From Branham Cult Pastor

The Financial Investigation Unit have begun interviews and are collecting testimonies of those involved with the cache of over $28 million seized by William Branham "Message" cult leader Vinworth Dayal. Investigators are curious as to how the pastor amassed such a large amount of money.

Almost two months after police seized more than $28 million from Pastor Vinworth Dayal, investigators from the Financial Investigation Unit (FIU) are still looking into how the pastor got his money Detectives are tightlipped about the details, but Guardian Media was told that several people have been interviewed and statements recorded.
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According to news reports, Dayal also had millions of dollars stashed in his home. After finding more than $2 million in addition to the money being reported/transferred, police were granted a detention order to seize the pastor's money.

Alarm bells went off when Dayal went to Central Bank on December 31, 2019, the final day the old cotton $100 bills were valid, to exchange close to $29 million of them for the new polymer notes. The police were contacted after he could not provide proper documentation for how he acquired the money. Pastor Dayal, who heads the Third Exodus Assembly Church in Longdenville, told police the money came from tithes collected over the past 19 years. The police conducted raids at the church and the Ocean Avenue, Gulf View, La Romaine home of the pastor's close relatives. They seized more than $2 million at the church and documents from the home. Following this, investigators were granted a detention order by the court to seize the pastor's money pending their investigations.