Editing Living Enrichment Center (section)

==Financial scandal==
In early 2004, Morrissey was sued by members of LEC for unpaid loans. It was reported that the loans were often made personally to Morrissey,<ref>KATU: Mary Morrissey: Prophet of Profit. Investigation. 2007.</ref> and that the personal finances of herself, her husband Edward, and LEC had not been treated separately. In an e-mail to ''[[Willamette Week]]'', Steve Unger, Morrissey's attorney, wrote that the Morrisseys had committed [[commingling]], and that "the finances of [the] LEC, New Thought Broadcasting, Mary Morrissey and Ed Morrissey were treated not separately, but as a kind of 'financial family.'"<ref>Robbin, Janine. "The Prophet Margin." ''[[Willamette Week]]''. 2004.</ref> By the summer of 2004, the sum total of LEC's debt was reported by ''Willamette Week'' and ''[[The Oregonian]]'' as totaling more than $20 million. Throughout the month of June, Mary Morrissey and Harry Morgan Moses conducted a series of talks called "Standing Firm While Your World is Shaking", for a "[[donation|love offering]]" of $15 per class or $100 for the series.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-3505-the_enriching_quiz.html |title=The Enriching Quiz - Willamette Week |website=Wweek.com |date=2004-08-10 |access-date=2017-04-03}}</ref> On July 14, 2004, LEC held "Calling Forth a Miracle: A Benefit for Living Enrichment Center with Very Special Guests" and declared 2004–2005 as "The Year of the Miracle".

On April 6, 2005, it was reported that a settlement deal between the Morrisseys and Oregon's Department of Consumer and Business Services had been reached: "As part of this settlement, neither of the Morrisseys may offer or sell securities. Further, Edward Morrissey agreed to plead guilty to a single federal count of [[money laundering]]. The plea agreement reached between Edward Morrissey and the [[United States Attorney|U.S. Attorney's]] Office calls for the government to recommend a 36-month sentence, but that recommendation is not binding on the court."<ref>Bend.com, DCBS announces settlement in securities case, Apr. 6, 2005 [http://www.religionnewsblog.com/10835/dcbs-announces-settlement-in-securities-case] Retrieved February 4, 2006.</ref> On April 17, Edward Morrissey pleaded guilty, admitting in federal court that he has [[fraud|defrauded]] members of LEC in soliciting $10.7 million in loans. The fact that Mary Morrissey wasn't charged, despite also pressuring LEC members to make the loans, angered some of the plaintiffs. Mary Morrissey agreed to contribute a portion of her disposable income to refunding former members of LEC.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.religionnewsblog.com/11010/edward-morrissey-pleads-guilty-in-taking-millions-from-church |title=Edward Morrissey pleads guilty in taking millions from church |author=Jeff Manning|work=[[The Oregonian]] |date=April 14, 2005  |access-date=November 22, 2012}}</ref> In the August 28, 2006, edition of the ''[[Wilsonville Spokesman]]'', editor Curt Kipp wrote that she had repaid $24,000 of LEC's debt.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wilsonvillenews.com/WVSNews7.shtml |title=wilsonvillenews.com |website=Wilsonvillenews.com |access-date=2017-04-03}}</ref>

[[Image:Friendsofmary.jpg|thumb|right|"Friends of Mary" advertises in the lobby at LEC's final service]]

After a year in prison at [[Federal Correctional Institution, Terminal Island|Terminal Island]], in August 2006, Edward Morrissey was transferred to a [[halfway house]] in [[Seattle]]. He was released from the halfway house on February 2, 2007.<ref name="Ed Morrissey inmate listing"/>

In a letter to ''[[Willamette Week]]'' in 2004, the lawyer for Mary Morrissey's then-husband, Edward Morrissey, admitted that the couple had committed [[commingling]].<ref>"The fact is, unfortunately, that neither Mary nor anyone else at this point can answer questions about the disposition of funds loaned to Mary and [the] LEC," lawyer Steve Ungar wrote in an April 19 email to WW. "Why? Because the finances of [the] LEC, New Thought Broadcasting, Mary Morrissey and Ed Morrissey were treated not separately, but as a kind of 'financial family.' The technical accounting term for this is commingling." [http://wweek.com/story.php?story=5101 The Prophet Margin]</ref> Mary Manin Morrissey's second ex-husband, Edward Morrissey, pleaded guilty to [[money laundering]] and using church money for the personal expenses of himself and his wife, and spent time in [[federal prison]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v486/aesculapius75/img045.jpg |format=JPG |title=Photographic image |website=Img.photobucket.com |access-date=2017-04-03}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v486/aesculapius75/homepage.jpg|format=JPG|title=Wilsonville Spokesman: Morrissey to meet with LEC 'refugees'|website=Img.photobucket.com|access-date=June 9, 2007}}</ref> The ''[[Seattle Times]]'' reports that the Morrisseys committed "financial improprieties" and that some former members of Living Enrichment Center were upset with the deal the Morrisseys struck with federal prosecutors. Former congregant John Trudel of [[Newberg, Oregon]], is reported to have loaned the church $100,000 between 2000 and 2002. Trudel is quoted as saying that church money was being diverted.<ref name=":0" /> ''[[Willamette Week]]'' wrote that Steve Unger, lawyer for the Morrisseys, admitted that the couple had committed [[commingling]].<ref>Robbin, Janine. The Prophet Margin. ''Willamette Week''. ISSUE #30.29. {{cite web |url=http://wweek.com/editorial/2004/05/19/the-prophet-margin/ |title="the Prophet margin" &#124; Willamette Week &#124; May 19th, 2004 |access-date=2012-11-22 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100117183642/http://wweek.com/editorial/2004/05/19/the-prophet-margin/ |archive-date=2010-01-17 }} : "The fact is, unfortunately, that neither Mary nor anyone else at this point can answer questions about the disposition of funds loaned to Mary and [the] LEC," lawyer Steve Ungar wrote in an April 19 email to WW. "Why? Because the finances of [the] LEC, New Thought Broadcasting, Mary Morrissey and Ed Morrissey were treated not separately, but as a kind of 'financial family.' The technical accounting term for this is commingling."</ref><ref>Schellene Clendenin [http://www.newberggraphic.com/religion/archive/4-16-05/index.htm The question is: Where did all the money go?] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070606193419/http://www.newberggraphic.com/religion/archive/4-16-05/index.htm |date=2007-06-06 }}: "John Trudel just wants to know what happened to his money. A Newberg resident, Trudel's name is one of a congregation of 4,100 people in the Portland area who loaned the Living Enrichment Center (LEC) in Wilsonville a total of $10.7 million to help pay off loans to purchase property. The LEC was affiliated with the New Thought Church.."</ref> ''The Oregonian'' writes that Mary Morrissey signed a consent agreement with state securities regulators, agreeing to repay $10.7 million to her former congregation, but she is in default and that at the rate Mary Morrissey is making repayment it will take her 300 years to repay congregation debt in full.<ref name="blog.oregonlive.com">[http://blog.oregonlive.com/oregonianextra/2009/07/exchurch_leader_falls_far_behi.html Ex-church leader falls far behind repayment schedule] by ''[[The Oregonian]]''.</ref>  [[KATU]] writes that the debt may never be repaid.<ref name=autogenerated1>{{cite web|url=http://www.katu.com/news/specialreports/11128766.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=2012-11-22 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121106041150/http://www.katu.com/news/specialreports/11128766.html |archive-date=2012-11-06 }}</ref> ''[[Wilsonville Spokesman]]'' has reported that the amount of money Mary Morrissey has repaid would amount to less than half a penny per dollar of debt.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wilsonvillespokesman.com/ |author=Wilsonville Spokesman|title=Morrissey to meet with LEC 'refugees'. Kipp, Curt. |date=May 30, 2007|quotation=Wilsonville Spokesman does not provide direct hotlinks to archived articles. In order to read this article in its original context on their website one must log on to their website and utilize the search engine by entering article's title|website=Wilsonvillespokesman.com|access-date=2017-04-03}}</ref>

''KATU'' reported that Edward Morrissey agreed to plead guilty to money laundering on the condition that Mary Manin Morrissey not be charged with a crime.<ref name=autogenerated1 /> ''The Oregonian'' wrote in 2009 that Mary Morrissey signed a consent agreement agreeing to repay the debt, but that she is in [[Default (law)|default]] of the consent agreement.<ref name="blog.oregonlive.com"/>