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| '''Mary Manin Morrissey''' (born 1949) is an inspirational speaker and a former ] minister from ], ]. She was a founding minister of ] in the 1970s. By the mid-1990s, the church's congregation was variously estimated at numbering between 2,000 and 5,000, making it the biggest New Thought church in the state of Oregon, as well as one of the biggest in the world. Morrissey has served as president of the Association for Global New Thought, and in 1995, she hosted an annual congress for the International New Thought Alliance. {{facts|date=January 2012}} | |||
| Morrissey's church filed for bankruptcy and closed after she and her then-husband, ], were sued by members of their congregation for more than $10 million of outstanding loans. Edward Morrissey later pled guilty to ] and spent two years in federal prison. Mary Manin Morrissey struck a ] with the US Bankruptcy court and the State of Oregon, and as a result may not head a ] organization.<ref> | |||
| by ]: "In her 2005 bankruptcy case, Manin-Morrissey was permanently prohibited from holding the position of Officer, Financial Manager of Financial Fiduciary for any charitable or religious non-profit entity."</ref> | |||
| ==Background== | |||
| Mary Morrissey is the author of ''Building Your Dreams''<ref> ISBN 978-0-553-37814-6 (0-553-37814-7)</ref> which chronicles Morrissey's realization of her dream to create a ministry, and ''No Less Than Greatness, The Seven Spiritual Principles that Make Love Possible''<ref> ISBN 978-0-553-37903-7 (0-553-37903-8)</ref> Mary Manin Morrissey also appears in '']''.<ref> Retrieved August 31, 2008</ref> Mary Morrissey has also authored several audio programs, including the popular co-produced audio, ''The Eleven Forgotten Laws'' with Bob Proctor.<ref></ref> Morrissey appeared in the movie ''The Inner Weigh'', written and directed by Dave Smiley. The movie is about tapping into the power of one's subconscious mind to create the body and the life that one wants.<ref> http://www.amazon.com/Inner-Weigh-Dr-Dave-Smiley/dp/0615422853/ref=sr_1_11?ie=UTF8&qid=1326927213&sr=8-11 </ref> | |||
| ==Legal controversy== | |||
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| In a letter to '']'' in 2004, the lawyer for Mary Morrissey's then-husband, ], admitted that the couple had committed ].<ref>"The fact is, unfortunately, that neither Mary nor anyone else at this point can answer questions about the disposition of funds loaned to Mary and LEC," lawyer Steve Ungar wrote in an April 19 email to WW. "Why? Because the finances of LEC, New Thought Broadcasting, Mary Morrissey and Ed Morrissey were treated not separately, but as a kind of 'financial family.' The technical accounting term for this is commingling." </ref> Mary Manin Morrissey's second ex-husband, ], pled guilty to ] and using church money for the personal expenses of himself and his wife, and spent time in ].<ref> Retrieved June 7, 2007 </ref><ref> Retrieved June 9, 2007</ref> The '']'' reports that the Morrisseys committed "financial improprieties" and that some former members of Living Enrichment Center were upset with the deal the Morrisseys struck with federal prosecutors. Former congregant John Trudel of ] is reported to have loaned the church $100,000 between 2000 and 2002. Trudel is quoted as saying that church money was being diverted.<ref>''Seattle Times''. Oregon pair may reach fraud plea deal. Thursday, April 7, 2005 http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=20050407&slug=pastor07m</ref> '']'' wrote that Steve Unger, lawyer for the Morrisseys, admitted that the couple had committed ].<ref>Robbin, Janine. The Prophet Margin. ''Willamette Week''. ISSUE #30.29. : "The fact is, unfortunately, that neither Mary nor anyone else at this point can answer questions about the disposition of funds loaned to Mary and LEC," lawyer Steve Ungar wrote in an April 19 email to WW. "Why? Because the finances of LEC, New Thought Broadcasting, Mary Morrissey and Ed Morrissey were treated not separately, but as a kind of 'financial family.' The technical accounting term for this is commingling."</ref><ref>Schellene Clendenin : "John Trudel just wants to know what happened to his money. A Newberg resident, Trudel’s name is one of a congregation of 4,100 people in the Portland area who loaned the Living Enrichment Center (LEC) in Wilsonville a total of $10.7 million to help pay off loans to purchase property. The LEC was affiliated with the New Thought Church.."</ref> '']'' writes that Mary Morrissey signed a consent agreement with state securities regulators, agreeing to repay $10.7 million to her former congregation, but she is in default and that at the rate Mary Morrissey is making repayment it will take her 300 years to repay congregation debt in full.<ref> by '']''</ref> ] writes that the debt may never be repaid.<ref name=autogenerated1></ref> '']'' has reported that the amount of money Mary Morrissey has repaid would amount to less than half a penny per dollar of debt.<ref></ref> | |||
| ''KATU'' reported that Edward Morrissey agreed to plead guilty to money laundering on the condition that Mary Manin Morrissey not be charged with a crime.<ref name=autogenerated1 /> ''The Oregonian'' wrote in 2009 that Mary Morrissey signed a consent agreement agreeing to repay the debt, but that she is in ] of the consent agreement.<ref> by ]</ref> | |||
| Mary Manin Morrissey also operated two companies, "Life Soulutions" and "Evolving Life Ministries". '']'' reported in 2007, that the organization of Life Soulutions has prompted questions from the state of Oregon because Morrissey's partner, Karen Hanzlik, in the venture receives as much as 40% of revenue, meaning that this portion is not required to be diverted to the restitution fund. "State officials have asked Morrissey for documents detailing the corporate structure of LifeSoulutions," writes ''The Oregonian''. "Morrissey told them that on the advice of an attorney, there are no such documents. Nothing was put in writing. 'We're researching the law and considering our legal options,' Whang said. 'But it is a very unusual situation.'"<ref> Retrieved August 8, 2007 </ref> ], Portland's ] affiliate, reports that because Mary Morrissey was permanently prohibited from holding the position of Officer, Financial Manager or Financial Fiduciary for any charitable or religious non-profit entity, her current companies, Life Soulutions, Evolving Life Ministries, and her church in ], are operated as for-profit entities.<ref> (11/8/07): "In her 2005 bankruptcy case, Manin-Morrissey was permanently prohibited from holding the position of Officer, Financial Manager or Financial Fiduciary for any charitable or religious non-profit entity."</ref> KATU also reports that in an interview Morrissey was evasive about her finances, but the news team tracked online donations to Morrissey's business, discovering they make their way to a Portland mail box controlled by Morrissey. Investigators from the state of Oregon want to make sure that Morrissey is not diverting money from her income, as a stipulation of her plea bargain with the state was that a portion of her income must be used to repay her debt to her former congregation. KATU reported in 2007, that Morrissey has repaid only $74,000 since her plea bargain was struck in 2005.<ref> (11/8/07): "Manin-Morrissey said she is following those rules. Her current church operates as a for-profit business, according to the state. She would not talk specifically about her finances, but we tracked down where the online contributions go. They are sent to a UPS store on Barbur Boulevard - to a post office box controlled by Manin-Morrissey. State investigators told KATU News they want to make sure Manin-Morrissey is not diverting income because a portion of her pay is supposed to go into an account for victims. So far, there is $74,000 in the account. She and her ex-husband owe $10.7 million."</ref> | |||
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