Evans said he wasn't surprised Hinn, Copeland and Dollar sit on the ORU board of regents.
"What happens is that most of the televangelists in these circles tend to sit on each other's boards of directors," he said. "It's sort of an incestuous relationship with these ministries."
Ronn Torossian, spokesman for Hinn Ministries, said in a statement that the church's board of directors and legal counsel is determining the best course of action to best cooperate with the committee's inquiry.
"We regard this as an important matter and will not respond until further information becomes available," he said. "World Healing Center Church complies with the laws that govern church and nonprofit organizations and will continue to do so."
Julie Spiewak, a spokeswoman for Copeland, said in a statement that Kenneth Copeland Ministries "operates in accordance with all federal and state laws, as well as best practices, for churches and religious nonprofit organizations and will continue to do so."
Calls for comment to Dollar's ministries were not returned Tuesday afternoon.
The Oct. 2 civil lawsuit filed against ORU includes allegations of a $39,000 shopping tab at one store for Richard Roberts' wife, Lindsay, a $29,411 Bahamas senior trip on the university jet for one of the Roberts daughters and a stable of horses for the Roberts children.
In a recent interview with The Associated Press, both Richard and Lindsay Roberts denied wrongdoing. Richard Roberts has said the lawsuit amounted to "intimidation, blackmail and extortion."
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