MARTINEZ, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - The FBI and Columbia County deputies raided a West Lake mansion Wednesday, arresting the leader of the House of Prayer — a group critics call a cult that scams veterans out of benefits.

Columbia County deputies assisted with the raid at 3816 Honors Way, but it’s a Federal Bureau of Investigation case involving allegations of financial or identity theft and fraud.

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Pastor in alleged cult charged with child sex crimes

Authorities on Thursday announced another indictment related to the House of Prayer, a day after the church leader and seven others were rounded up.

The founder of the House of Prayer was taken into custody and booked into jail, but we’re not even sure who the mysterious man really is.

He goes by Rony Denis, but federal authorities say he

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