Some Clues that the WT is involved In Money Laundering and other Illegal Activities may be found in the Menlo Park Congregation Controversy.
The below quote from : http://masonemerson.freeyellow.com/christianwitnessescom/id287.html is especially interesting, considering the new Donations arrangement. This is most likely part of a larger plan to take ownership of Most Kingdom Halls.
"The scheme has a two-fold purpose; one being the complete control by the Watchtower headquarters of all physical Kingdom Hall buildings. Notice please Exhibit D, the Restated Articles of the Defendants corporation which state that in the event there is any default the real property of 811 Bay Road will transfer ownership to the Watchtower headquarters. Which is akin to a modern day land grab. The seemingly new policy in effect by the Watchtower is to gain absolute control of all the actual Congregation properties for all Kingdom Halls that are independently owned. To do this and make it palatable for the parishioners is create the need to expand the physical size of the building itself.
Step one is to force merge two congregations into one building. With more parishioners in attendance it becomes obvious that the physical building may not be able to accommodate the influx of new members, so a remodeling project is then planned.
Step two is to then loan the necessary funds to that congregation to complete the remodeling work. The property deed is then leveraged in lieu of loan payment. This means that the Watchtower Corporation has their name placed on the deed as temporary owner until the loan is paid off. The loans are usually exorbitant amounts, way more than what is normally needed for any remodeling project but this is done to make sure the congregation stays in debt for a longer period of time.
Thirdly, when the loan is finally paid off by the congregation who received the remodeling work, the Watchtower Corporation never remove their names from the property deed (page 31) even though they agreed to at the very beginning of the transaction.
In effect the Watchtower Corporation then becomes the owner of the physical building, thus putting that particular congregation under the direct control of the Watchtower Corporation in Patterson. On closer inspection though, it has become obvious that these remodeling projects are used as a means to launder and embezzle money. The remodeling projects are always overpriced, this being akin to the U.S. Army charging $500 dollars for a toilet. The remodeling projects are priced with cost overruns which allow unscrupulous parties to be able to profit and launder and or embezzle funds from within the remodeling project itself. The embezzlement scheme is predicated on their being a need for a remodeling project and if you force merge two congregations, it instantly creates the need to remodel as the parishioners have increased. The old building that was occupied by the merging congregation is sold at a profit, thus giving the appearance of the remodeling project being necessary to accommodate the new congregation. "
