Middletown Pastor Pleads Guilty to Laundering Drug Dealer's Money

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LEBANON -- A Middletown pastor accused of using his personal account and his church to launder drug money pleaded guilty Monday to two felonies. Keith L. Brooks, 52, bishop and founder of Power of Deliverance Temple/Judah Sanctuary of Praise on Crawford Street in Middletown, pleaded guilty to one count of engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity and two counts of money laundering. He faces 10 years in prison when he is sentenced Feb. 16. Defense attorney Kenneth Lawson of Cincinnati said his client is innocent and only pleaded guilty because prosecutors threatened to file charges against his wife and the church.

"He believes it was in his best interest to get this over with and that this was the best way to resolve this," Lawson said.

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Middletown Pastor Pleads Guilty to Laundering Drug Dealer's Money

Warren County prosecutors dismissed 43 of 45 counts of money laundering a...

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