Senator ends probe of ministries, calls for ‘self-reform’

Sen. Charles Grassley of Iowa, having concluded a three-year probe
into alleged lavish spending at six major broadcast ministries, has
asked a prominent evangelical group to study ways to spur "self-reform"
among religious groups.

Since 2007, Grassley, the outgoing top
Republican on the Senate Finance Committee, has pursued allegations of
high salaries and the use of private jets and Rolls Royces by some of
the nation's most prominent TV ministers.

His final 61-page
review, released January 6, said evangelists Benny Hinn of Texas and
Joyce Meyer of Missouri had made "significant reforms" in their
operations, but four others provided incomplete or no responses.