Angel Food Indictment Released
The Wingo family, founders of Angel Food Ministries, and a business associate face a 49-count indictment.
According to several media outlets the Wingo family that founded a nationwide food distribution ministry face 49 federal charges including fraud, wire fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundry. Pastor Joe Wingo, his wife Linda, son Andy and a business associate, Harry Michaels, were indicted this week following a grand jury investigation. The Wingos were reportedly expected to turn themselves in to federal authorities in Macon today. According to Sue McKinney, a spokesperson with the U.S. Attorney's Office in Macon, the Wingos are scheduled to go before Federal Judge Charles Weigle at 2:30 p.m. Friday for a first appearance. The story first broke on The Walton Tribune Thursday evening when it was reported that a grand jury had handed …
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Sherrie Saunders
11:37 am on Sunday, December 4, 2011
We first met the Wingo 'family" in the mid 90's as we began a search for a church "home". Emmanuel Praise Church was small and friendly. Angel Food Ministries began some years prior. When we inquired of Pastor Joe Wingo if an annual "church assembly and reporting" as it related to financial accounting and other ministry projects" things changed rapidly. We were told those things were overseen" by… more ›