Article: BAKKER, BARRED FROM FUND RAISING, SHOWS UP INDIRECTLY IN MAIL CAMPAIGN.(LOCAL)

Byline: ASSOCIATED PRESS

HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. -- Former PTL televangelist Jim Bakker's name has been used in a direct-mail campaign to benefit his daughter and a church ministry he helped create, though associates say he is banned from fund raising under terms of his parole, a Dallas newspaper reported Saturday.

Bakker gave his prison writings, a collection of PTL memorabilia and even his federal parole papers to raise funds for his daughter's fledgling ministry, The Dallas Morning News reported.

The former televangelist also was scheduled to work at New Covenant Ministries Inc. after his release from prison for the largest mail fraud in ...

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