
Leonardo Blair
Senior Reporter
Leonardo Blair is an award-winning investigative reporter and feature writer whose career spanned secular media in the Caribbean and New York City prior to joining The Christian Post in 2013. His early work with CP focusing on crime and Christian society quickly attracted international attention when he exposed a campaign by Creflo Dollar Ministries in 2015 to raise money from supporters to purchase a $65 million luxury jet. He continues to report extensively on church crimes, spiritual abuse, mental health, the black church and major events impacting Christian culture.
He is a 2007 alumnus of the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, where he was an inaugural member of the Toni Stabile Center for Investigative Journalism. He lives with his wife and two sons in New York City.
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Man Forgives, Calls Wife 'Godly Person' After She Plotted to Murder Him
Months after his wife Julia Merfeld, 21, unsuccessfully plotted to murder him in cold-blood because it was "easier than divorcing him", Jacob Merfeld, 27, called her "a Godly person" and told a judge in Muskegon, Mich., that he had forgiven her.

Pat Robertson Tells Viewer to Exorcise or Move From House Haunted by Demons
Popular televangelist Pat Robertson says he doesn't believe in ghosts but when a CBN viewer asked him for advice on how to deal with a haunted house on Tuesday he laughingly said he would burn it down with the demons in it and get out of dodge.

Veteran Police Officers Accused of Robbing, Pistol-Whipping Two Young Men in Detroit
An investigation is now underway in Detroit after two veteran police sergeants were accused with photographic evidence of robbing and pistol whipping two young men outside a Citgo gas station on that city's east side on July 21.
Driver Suffers Stroke at Wheel; Dies in Jail After Police, Medical Contractor Fail to Provide Care
The family of a Florida man, who suffered a stroke while driving, and was erroneously arrested and later died after he was left in a jail cell partially paralyzed and stewing in his urine, received a $1 million dollar wrongful death settlement because he didn't receive appropriate medical help.
Cumulus, America's Second Biggest Broadcaster, to Drop Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity
America's two most highly rated conservative talk personalities, Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity, might take a major hit this year as Cumulus Media, the country's second largest broadcaster, reportedly plans on dropping their shows from its stations at the end of the year.

'Charity' Fuels a 'Perpetual Poverty Machine,' Says Son of Business Magnate Warren Buffett
Peter Buffett, Emmy Award-winning composer and son of business magnate and philanthropist, Warren Buffett, says the charity work of America's growing nonprofit sector is fueling a "perpetual poverty machine."

Rapper Nelly and Fans Hail Kidnap Victim Amanda Berry in First Public Appearance Since Rescue
Just one day after Cleveland kidnapper Ariel Castro was sentenced to life in prison plus at least 1,000 more years, one of his victims Amanda Berry was publicly hailed by rapper Nelly and his fans at a beer festival in Cleveland on Saturday.

Bill and Hillary Clinton Reportedly Livid at Comparison to Weiner's Sex Scandal and Huma's Forgiveness
Former President Bill Clinton and his wife Hillary are reportedly "livid" at the campaign of New York City mayoral Candidate Anthony Weiner for comparing the Clintons' response to Bill's infamous White House sex scandal to Weiner and his wife's reaction to his explicit sexting habit.

Bananas Thrown at Italy's First Black Minister Once Compared to 'Orangutan'
Italy's first black Minister, Cecile Kyenge, once compared to an orangutan by a fellow politician, had pieces of bananas thrown at her during a speech at a rally last Friday. The defiant woman, however, simply told her detractor to stop "wasting food".
Brazen Burglar Arrested After He Got Stuck in Chimney of Pawn Shop He Was Trying to Rob
A brazen burglar found stuck in the chimney of a business he was trying to rob on Wednesday was charged with several felonies after he attempted to escape from police and emergency service workers who rescued him.


























