As some Republicans pursue cuts to programs for needy families...

 https://www.youtube.com/shorts/0S1vsKqoTDo

California Catholic bishop resigns amid charges he embezzled $270,000 from parish

He said there were discrepancies in church accounts and that Shaleta "provided completely unreasonable tales of where that money was going".

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/10/chaldean-catholic-bishop-resigns-embezzling-charges

 

A Pennsylvania priest has been accused of rigging his church's Corvette raffle

… and possibly embezzlement …

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GeaTpYmnKGc 

Christ the King bookkeeper gets 2 years in prison for embezzling church funds

Heather Darrey admitted stealing more than $800,000 from the Catholic church in South Tampa and using the money to make expensive purchases...

https://www.tampabay.com/news/tampa/2024/11/14/christ-the-king-catholic-church-tampa-heather-darrey/
 

Trump And Our Two-Tiered Justice System | The Problem with Jon Stewart

https://youtube.com/shorts/hR83TssFcog?si=7mvqJSTwmOsVVeqG

Social Media Claims Misrepresent Election Software CEO's Arrest - FactCheck.org

He's charged with "embezzlement of public funds" from Los Angeles County, where his company had a contract to provide software for managing poll workers. The prosecutor bringing the case — Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón — also clearly said in a press release that the charges don't involve election tampering...

https://www.factcheck.org/2022/10/social-media-claims-misrepresent-election-software-ceos-arrest/

NY AG Files to Dissolve the NRA! (Opening Arguments podcast OA410)

In a HUGE breaking news story, the New York Attorney General has sought to dissolve the NRA over rampant corruption! The complaint is nearly a couple hundred pages, but our esteemed Andrew has already read it and has the breakdown for us in a truly rapid response Friday! Questions he answers include: what are the alleged facts? Can NY actually do this? Could LaPierre simply re-form the NRA somewhere else? And more!
Interview:
https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/opening-arguments

Churches are financial black holes. Here’s what Congress can do about it. – ThinkProgress

Recent news of two nuns embezzling $500,000 from their Catholic school employer is not an anomaly.

https://thinkprogress.org/churches-susceptible-fraud-congress-file-financial-irs-93830e2be2cd/

Vatican court convicts ex-hospital chief in housing scandal

A Vatican court on Saturday convicted the former president of the pope’s children’s hospital of diverting some $500,000 in donations to renovate a cardinal’s flat and gave him a one-year suspended sentence.....
https://www.apnews.com/ed6e8fcc7b5146eabc65e6b83564be19

Alleged embezzlement by Lansing priest approaches $5 million | National Catholic Reporter

A continuing audit of financial records of St. Martha Parish in Okemos, Michigan, has increased the amount potentially embezzled from parish funds from $1.8 million to nearly $5 million it was revealed at a July 7 hearing at Ingham County District Court in Mason, Michigan. The founding pastor, Fr. Jonathan Wehrle, 66, was arrested and charged with embezzlement on the 39th anniversary of his ordination in May, reported the Lansing State Journal....
https://www.ncronline.org/blogs/ncr-today/alleged-embezzlement-lansing-priest-approaches-5-million

Priest spent $1.85M on own home, auditor says

Auditors believe an Okemos priest charged with embezzlement Monday spent about $1.85 million in parish funds on his home. Check stubs and invoices indicate funds from St. Martha Parish in Okemos were spent on work and materials at Rev. Jonathan Wehrle’s Noble Road home, according to testimony at a court hearing Monday. The 10-acre Williamston property, according to county assessing records, includes an 11,345-square-foot home with a cash value of $1.48 million. The property also has three barns ranging from 1,792 to 2,304 square feet with a combined cash value of about $148,000....
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2017/05/16/auditor-priest-spent-1-85-m-personal-residence/324531001/

Okemos priest charged with embezzlement of more than $100K

An Okemos priest arrested Saturday on the 39th anniversary of his ordination was charged Monday afternoon with embezzlement from his church. The Rev. Jonathan Wayne Wehrle, 66, was arrested Saturday at his home in Williamston. He was charged Monday with embezzlement of $100,000 or more in 55th District Court in Mason. He faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted. Magistrate Mark Blumer set bond at $5,000....
https://www.freep.com/story/news/2017/05/15/okemos-priest-charged-embezzlement-more-than-100-k/322705001/