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July 26, 2013
From nonprofit to dungeon: TX captives case started with one woman's desire to help homeless and ended with criminal acts.
"The former nonprofit operating out of the purple-trimmed, one-story brick home in north Houston apparently started with the best of intentions: to feed and shelter homeless individuals. But Regina's Faith Ministries soon ran afoul of its philanthropic goals as it lost its nonprofit status, violated state licensing regulations and, according to authorities, ended up turning its shelter into a dungeon-like prison where three men say they were held against their will so their captor could cash public assistance checks." -- Juan A. Lozano, Associated Press