🔥 “Scriptural Answer to the Indictment” — A Spiritual Shield, But Not a Legal Defense

Why Religious Language and “Freedom of Religion” Do Not Override Federal Law

I want you to imagine for a moment what it feels like to be accused of criminal fraud, bank deception, misuse of veterans’ benefits, and false tax filings — not in a church bulletin or a sermon — but in a federal indictment, unsealed in a U.S. District Court.

Now ask yourself:

Can Scripture alone legally overturn documented evidence of fraud, deception, and manipulation that has been gathered and verified by the FBI, the Department of Justice, the IRS, and the Department of Veterans Affairs?

No.

That is precisely the dangerous flaw at the heart of the “Scriptural Answer to the Indictment” flipbook letter, written by Priscilla Bercini.

Yes... Scripture matters.

Yes ... theology has power.

Yes ... God’s Word is authoritative.

But Scripture is not admissible legal evidence in a United States criminal court. A criminal indictment does not evaluate spiritual intent.

It evaluates actions, records, transactions, and compliance with law.

It asks one question:

Were laws broken, and is there evidence to prove it?

That is where the flipbook letter collapses under scrutiny... But you tried.

📜 What the Federal Indictment Actually Alleges

Before any discussion of theology, intent, or persecution, the facts of the case must be understood.

Federal investigators and prosecutors allege:

1. Conspiracy to Commit Bank Fraud

Rony Denis and other leaders are accused of concealing true buyers through “straw buyers,” falsifying loan applications, forging documents, forming shell companies, and fraudulently obtaining mortgages for profit.

This is not theology.

This is alleged financial deception.

2. Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud

This involves the use of electronic communications and financial systems to carry out deceptive practices.

Religious language does not erase wire fraud.

3. Fraud Against the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

The indictment alleges that affiliated seminaries accepted more than $26.5 million in GI Bill funds while certifying that they did not receive federal money, despite regulations that should have disqualified them.

This is alleged misuse of federal education benefits intended for veterans.

4. Filing False Tax Returns

Denis is accused of knowingly filing false income tax returns.

That is not a spiritual disagreement.

That is allegedly making false statements under penalty of perjury.

Where the Flipbook LetterFails

The flipbook attempts to counter these allegations with statements such as:

“This is evangelism, not recruitment”

“We were obeying God”

“Scripture commands soulwinning”

“This is religious persecution”

While these statements may resonate emotionally with believers, they have no legal weight.

❗ Religious Intent ≠ Legal Immunity

Courts do not accept “we were doing God’s work” as a defense for:

✔ False loan documents

✔ Financial misrepresentation

✔ Misuse of government funds

✔ False tax filings

In law, intentional deception remains illegal regardless of motive.

Substituting Theology for Evidence

A consistent pattern throughout the flipbook is the replacement of evidence with spiritual language:

“It wasn’t fraud — it was ministry.”

“It wasn’t deception — it was obedience.”

“It wasn’t manipulation — it was discipline.”

But none of this addresses documented evidence.

The indictment references allegations of:

• Pressuring members into damaging financial arrangements

• Using personal information in fraudulent transactions

• Diverting GI Bill funds

• Spending income on leaders’ personal liabilities

• Making false certifications to regulators

• Filing knowingly false tax returns

These claims are supported by investigations involving:

• FBI

• Department of Justice

• IRS Criminal Investigation

• VA Office of Inspector General

This is not speculation.

It is federal law enforcement.

Ma’am.

Respectfully.

Are you really out here trying to gaslight a federal court, multiple investigative agencies, and the entire public… with a flipbook and some Bible verses?!

Like:

The FBI: “We have documents.”

The IRS: “We have records.”

The DOJ: “We have witnesses.”

The VA: “We have audits.”

And you’re like:

“Okay but… have you considered these Scriptures that we don’t actually live?"

Be serious.

You don’t get indicted on 26 federal counts and respond with, “Actually, Your Honor, this was a worship service.”

That’s not a defense. That’s moral flatulence!

You’re releasing something loud, dramatic, and self-important into the room…

…that smells like nothing but excuses. You’re basically taking serious wrongdoing and trying to cover it with spiritual language instead of accountability.

Not repentance.

Not truth.

Not responsibility.

Just hot air.

“They honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me.” (Matthew 15:8)

Moral flatulence is performative holiness without moral substance. It's when someone would rather be “spiritual” than honest.

It’s the refusal to say:

“I sinned. I hurt people. I need to make it right.”

And choosing instead:

“This is persecution. This is worship. This is misunderstanding.”

No.

It’s deception wrapped in worship language.

And it stinks.

You cannot look at bank fraud, wire fraud, tax fraud, and GI Bill fraud and say, “But… we meant well.”

Ma’am.

So did every scammer in history.

Intent does not erase receipts. Calling it “ministry” does not delete spreadsheets. Quoting Paul does not cancel subpoenas. You can’t sanctify criminal behavior and call it spiritual warfare when someone calls you out.

And the fact that you’re trying to spiritually spin your way out of federal charges is wild.

“Under God” Does Not Cancel Federal Law

The flipbook letter implies that religious freedom gives you the freedom to break the law.

It does not.

No one is exempt from financial, tax, and fraud statutes because of religious status.

The indictment is based on:

• Bank records

• Financial audits

• Communications

• Regulatory filings

• Witness statements

• Not religious interpretation.

A federal grand jury found probable cause for 26 counts.

That matters.

Why “Freedom of Religion” Does Not Apply

One of the most misleading implications in the flipbook letter is that this case is protected by religious liberty.

It is not.

The First Amendment protects:

✔ Belief

✔ Worship

✔ Teaching

✔ Religious practice

It does not protect:

✖ Fraud

✖ False statements

✖ Financial deception

✖ Misuse of government funds

✖ Falsified records

Freedom of religion means the government cannot control what you believe.

It does not mean the government cannot hold you accountable for how you conduct financial and organizational affairs.

This case is not about doctrine.

It is about alleged conduct.

No one is being prosecuted for preaching.

They are being prosecuted for what prosecutors allege are illegal transactions.

Calling that “persecution” does not make it so.

Religious Language Does Not Equal Moral Authority

History has repeatedly shown that spiritual language can be used to justify harm.

Adolf Hitler, Jim Jones, and David Koresh all publicly claimed that they were acting in accordance with God’s will.

They used religious language.

They claimed divine purpose.

They demanded loyalty in the name of faith.

And history records the devastation that followed.

This is not sensationalism.

It is fact.

It demonstrates a critical truth:

• Claiming to act “for God” does not make actions righteous.

• It does not make them lawful.

• And it does not place leaders beyond accountability.

Courts evaluate conduct, not claims of calling.

What the Flipbook Letter Avoids

The document does not directly confront:

✔ Falsified documents

✔ Millions in GI Bill funds

✔ Exploitative recruitment practices

✔ Mortgage manipulation

✔ False regulatory certifications

✔ False tax filings

Instead, it reframes them as “zeal.”

That is not what the indictment alleges.

That is why the document is not credible in court.

The Heart of the Matter

You cannot satisfy a federal indictment with Scripture alone.

You cannot counter bank fraud with Bible verses.

You cannot resolve tax fraud with theological language.

In court, what matters is:

• Evidence

• Records

• Transactions

• Witnesses

• Statutory elements

Not spiritual framing.

Not emotional appeals.

Not claims of persecution.

You do not get to rob people, manipulate families, traumatize followers, cook books, lie to authorities, and wreck lives…

then stand up and say,

“But Your Honor, I prayed first.”

Be serious. What we are seeing here is not repentance. It is religious deflection.

It is, “If I say ‘God’ enough times, maybe nobody will notice the evidence.”

Ma’am. Do you really believe what you wrote?

Sir. WHAT IS YOUR REAL NAME?!

That is not how reality works.

You cannot launder sin through Scripture and call it sanctified. You cannot baptize abuse and call it revival. You cannot anoint fraud and call it favor.

Let’s stop pretending.

This was not “God’s will.” This was human greed wearing church clothes.

Priscilla, there was a time when I genuinely believed you loved the truth.

That integrity mattered to you.

That the Gospel meant more than loyalty to a man, a system, or a narrative.

I believed you would stand when it was costly.

Speak when it was uncomfortable.

Choose Jesus over image.

I was wrong.

Not “mistaken.”

Not “confused.”

Wrong.

Because somewhere along the way, truth became optional.

Silence became spiritual.

And compromise got baptized and called “wisdom.”

You didn’t lose your voice.

You loaned it.

You didn’t drift.

You decided.

And watching someone trade conviction for convenience is one of the quietest heartbreaks there is.

If you would like to read the full letter, click the link below.

Bring receipts.

Bring discernment.

Bring a strong stomach.

https://fliphtml5.com/vrmsh/fdvq/Scriptural_Answer_to_the_Indictment/

I rest my case— Blackhawk Missions