Federal prosecutors have indicted leaders of a Georgia-based church with ties to Fayetteville, accusing them of exploiting service members and veterans in a scheme that siphoned more than $23.5 million in education benefits, among other allegations, the Justice Department announced.

The FBI raided 11 House of Prayer churches across the country in June 2022, including the House of Prayer Church and Bible Seminary at 5204 Hodge St. in Fayetteville.

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