Illinois priest starts 60-day jail term for stealing parish funds to support gambling
CWN - August 17, 2011
An Illinois judge has sentenced a Catholic priest to a 60-day jail term for stealing nearly $300,000 from parish funds.
Father John Regan admitted that his conduct had been "absolutely wrong." He said that he stole the money to support a gambling addiction.
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