Embezzlement

Ex-treasurer for Catholic teachers union faces fraud charges
- Associated Press, Church in the US
- Aug 30, 2019
A former treasurer for a union local representing teachers employed by the Archdiocese of San Francisco and the Diocese of San Jose, California, has been charged with bank fraud and theft of union assets.
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Ex-Kalamazoo diocese worker accused of defrauding immigrants
- Associated Press, Church in the US
- Aug 23, 2019
A former Catholic Diocese of Kalamazoo employee has been indicted on a federal wire fraud charge after allegedly defrauding immigrants she was supposed to be assisting.
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Brazilian bishop accused of theft, covering up abuse resigns
- Catholic News Service, Church in the Americas
- May 21, 2019
Pope Francis accepted the resignation of Bishop Vilson Dias de Oliveira of Limeira. The bishop is being investigated by authorities for extortion of priests, mismanagement of the diocese’s funds and covering up alleged cases of abuse against minors by area priests.
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L.A. archdiocese to seek charges against two nuns for embezzlement
- Catholic News Service, Church in the US
- Dec 15, 2018
The Archdiocese of Los Angeles has changed its mind about not seeking charges against two women religious who were found to have “misappropriated” a “substantial amount” of money, perhaps up to half a million dollars, from one of its Catholic schools.
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Church says nuns embezzled from school to cover Vegas trips
- Associated Press, Church in the US
- Dec 11, 2018
Two nuns who worked for decades at a Catholic school in California embezzled a “substantial” amount of money from tuition and other funds and used it to pay for gambling trips to Las Vegas, church officials said Monday.
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Former Washington Catholic school official arrested on embezzling charges
- Catholic News Service, Church in the US
- Sep 28, 2018
A former assistant superintendent of Catholic schools for the Archdiocese of Washington was arrested Sept. 26 after federal law enforcement officials charged him with mail fraud in a scheme to embezzle money from the archdiocese.
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