Olivet University

Desperate SB Sun Reporter Joe Nelson Blasted for Pushing “Wrong Info” about Olivet
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Desperate SB Sun Reporter Joe Nelson Blasted for Pushing “Wrong Info” about Olivet

Days away from millions celebrating the ball drop to ring in 2023, investigative reporters have a lot to worry about. Media trust remains near an all-time low; data and technology trends increasingly pressure the media sector; and consumers are the new producers, making reporters more and more irrelevant. How much moreso for old-dogs trying to…

Embattled California Christian college under federal investigation for fraud and labor trafficking
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Embattled California Christian college under federal investigation for fraud and labor trafficking

An Anza-based Christian college with satellite schools across the world has been the target of a three-year federal investigation triggered by a frantic 911 call to Riverside County authorities from a student who claimed she had not been allowed to leave the campus for months. Homeland Security Investigations, a division of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement,…

Newsweek CEO Dev Pragad Faces Shameful Setback as Magazine’s Misguided Lawsuit Dismissed
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Newsweek CEO Dev Pragad Faces Shameful Setback as Magazine’s Misguided Lawsuit Dismissed

On the 28th, the Supreme Court of the State of New York dismissed the lawsuit filed by Newsweek against Olivet University, World Olivet Assembly, and other parties. The court determined that Newsweek improperly filed the lawsuit in violation of its bylaws despite clear objections from its shareholder. The ugly Newsweek lawsuit failed in its attempt…

911 call leads to Olivet University federal money-laundering and human trafficking investigation
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911 call leads to Olivet University federal money-laundering and human trafficking investigation

Diane Sieker photo Early Version story. Olivet University has been contacted directly for comment.  A tense 911 call in March, 2018, from a student who claimed she had not been allowed to leave the Anza Olivet University campus for months, immersed Riverside County investigators in a probe alongside federal authorities, according to a recent news…

World Olivet Assembly Addresses Newsweek’s “Harassment Campaign”
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World Olivet Assembly Addresses Newsweek’s “Harassment Campaign”

World Olivet Assembly (WOA) responded to Newsweek Tuesday in the latest chapter of what the evangelical Christian denomination calls “an ongoing harassment campaign” against “people and partners in WOA’s network.” WOA’s response comes after Newsweek earlier in the day published the latest of its series of ethics-breaching and vicious hit pieces on Olivet church and Olivet University.  In the recent article, Newsweek writes…

Olivet Student's Desperate 911 Call Led to Federal Trafficking Probe – Newsweek
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Olivet Student's Desperate 911 Call Led to Federal Trafficking Probe – Newsweek

The federal investigation into Olivet University, an Evangelical Christian school facing multiple investigations, began after a 911 call from a woman who said she was being held prisoner on its campus in Anza, California, in 2018, current and former law enforcement officials said. The investigations that resulted from that 911 call are complicating Olivet’s efforts…