Benny Hinn resigns his regents position at ORU (Oral Roberts University)following the resignation of Richard Roberts, the chairman of ORU in November 2007. The debt-ridden school is involve in a financial scandal of it's former president, Richard Roberts. The university on Thursday also settled with one of three professors who filed a wrongful termination lawsuit against the school. Benny Hinn and I.V. Hilliard resigned as regents, where they were involved in making major school decisions, university spokesman Jeremy Burton said Thursday. Burton declined to say why the two resigned, but said both wrote the board to express their support for the school's mission. Hinn and Creflo Dollar are among six televangelist who are being investigated by Iowa Senator, Chuck Grassley. The Iowa Sen. want to investigate whether the accused use there organization tax exempt status to live lavishly on the backs of small donors. The resignations follow that of Richard Roberts, who stepped down as university president in November amid allegations he misspent school funds to bankroll a lavish lifestyle. Roberts, the son of school founder Oral Roberts, held the position at the 5,700-student school since 1993. ORU former regent Harry McNevin, resign 20 years ago over what he says was excessive spending by Oral and his son, Richard the resignation couldn't come any sooner.
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