Ole Edward Anthony (October 3, 1938 – April 16, 2021) was an American minister, religious investigator and satirist.
He was head of the Trinity Foundation, and in that capacity was involved in investigating the financial activities and alleged misappropriations of televangelists.
[3] He served in the U.S. Air Force from 1956 until December 1959, as a "special weapons maintenance technician" and had top-secret clearance, receiving the Good Conduct Medal and two "outstanding unit" awards.
Anthony and the Trinity Foundation were instrumental in providing evidence for the many state and Federal investigations of Tilton in the years that followed, and he was often interviewed by reporters in preparations for stories on other televangelists.
[6] He was a close friend of writer and comedian Joe Bob Briggs, who is also a member of the Trinity Foundation.