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Former Pastor Dr. Shine To Serve 27 Months for Hiding Millions in Bankruptcy Court

Robert 'Dr. Shine' Freeman to Serve 27 months in prison

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Maryland Pastor Dr. Shine To Serve 27 Months for Hiding Millions in Bankruptcy Court

Originally posted on July 31, 2012

A Maryland minister known as Robert “Dr. Shine” Freeman was sentenced to more than two years (27 months) in prison Monday for obstructing bankruptcy court proceedings.

Robert “Dr. Shine” Freeman, 56, founded several ministries: Save the Seed Ministry, Save the Seed International Church and Seed Faith International Church. He was found trying to hide millions of dollars in assets when he filed for bankruptcy protection from creditors in 2005.

Robert “Dr. Shine” Freeman’s Former Treasurer J.J. Mont Sentenced in Assisting Pastor’s Cover Up

Robert “Dr. Shine” Freeman’s Former Treasurer Sentenced in Pastor’s Cover Up

Many people may not know but last month, U.S. District Judge Roger W. Titus sentenced the former treasurer at Seed Faith International Church.  Jeffrey Mont, 33, of Indian Head, was sentenced to:

  • two years’ probation
  • nine months of home detention
  • and 40 hours of community service

This sentence is in connection for his assistance in helping Freeman cover up his assets.

Jeffery Mont also known as “J.J. Mont,” pleaded guilty on March 15 to obstructing court proceedings by helping Freeman doctor and submit backdated, false documents in December 2009 in response to a federal grand jury subpoena seeking corporate record, says SoMdNews.com.

Ex-Wife of Dr. Shine, Dee Dee Freeman Moving on with Ministry

Claudette Freeman also known as Dee Dee Freeman who stood by her ex-husband, Robert Freeman who was well known as Dr. Shine on national television for many years (and even after their divorce in 2009) has moved forward with her own ministry, Eyes of Faith Ministries. Allegedly, the couple illegally avoided high debt and when they were divorced Pastor Dee Dee Freeman allegedly agreed to take care of the responsibility of all of it, according to an anonymous source.  They received millions of dollars from their television ministry, which was viewed for approximately 10 years called “God’s Top Gun Ministry”, but also known as “Save the Seed Ministry”, “Save the Seed International Church” and “Seed Faith International Church”. When Dr. Shine filed bankruptcy to avoid creditors, he and a church volunteer who enlisted himself as the church treasurer, Jefferey Mont did not include all of Freeman’s millions of dollars in assets, which was in many various names of his church members, none who resided at he and Dee Dee’s 1.75 million dollar home in Potomac, Maryland, an exclusive mansion on a waterfront.