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	Retired Priest Charged with Embezzling Diocese Money By Louis Hansen The Virginian-Pilot November 5, 2010 http://hamptonroads.com/2010/11/retired-priest-charged-embezzling-diocese-money A retired Catholic priest with parishes in Norfolk and Hampton has been indicted on 11 counts of embezzlement, accused of taking $77,000 from the Catholic Diocese of Richmond. Joseph Quoc Hai-Nguyen was granted bond Thursday with the condition he stay in Virginia, according to attorneys. Hai-Nguyen, 65, was arrested in Texas following a direct indictment last month, said Amanda Howie, spokeswoman for the Norfolk commonwealth's attorney's office. Prosecutors say Hai-Nguyen was working for two parishes between 2003 and 2009 while embezzling money from the diocese. Defense attorney Ed Booth said his client was a retired Catholic priest with no criminal record and posed no threat. Hai-Nguyen had plane tickets to return to Virginia and face the charges, but he surrendered when authorities picked him up in Texas, he said. "He's no flight risk," Booth said. Louis Hansen, (757) 446-2341, louis.hansen@pilotonline.com
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