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	Father Fay Wants to Postpone Jail Check-In Date By Susan Shultz Darien Times March 13, 2008 http://www.acorn-online.com/news/publish/darien/30438.shtml Former St. John Roman Catholic Parish pastor Michael Jude Fay filed a motion Thursday morning to delay the date he reports to federal prison, The Darien Times has learned. Fay also filed a motion with the U.S. District Court of Connecticut to seal his request to delay his surrender date, which was scheduled for April 2. The reasoning, for that request, according to court papers obtained by The Times, is because the contents contain "confidential information regarding the defendant's current circumstances which warrants the documents be filed under seal." Fay, who is suffering from terminal prostate cancer, was sentenced in December. A federal judge in New Haven sentenced the former pastor to 37 months in prison for stealing parishioners' money while serving as pastor of St. John Church. Fay pleaded guilty in September to one count of interstate transportation of money obtained by fraud. He was facing up to 10 years in prison and up to $250,000 in fines. In May 2006, it was discovered that Fay had been using church money to support his lavish lifestyle, which included trips to Europe, the Caribbean and other parts of the United States. A private investigation — prompted by another church priest and its bookkeeper — also discovered that Fay was in a romantic relationship with a Philadelphia event planner, Cliff Fantini. Fay resigned shortly after the news broke. An August 2006 independent audit commissioned by the Diocese of Bridgeport, reported that St. John Parish lost at least $1.4 million since 2000. Fay became church pastor in 1991. The U.S. Attorney's office declined comment. Fay's attorney, Lawrence S. Hopkins, was not available by phone. E-mail Darien Times reporter Susan Shultz at sshultz@darientimes.com.
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