PENNSYLVANIA
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
April 19, 2012
By Paula Reed Ward / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
A Swissvale priest will spend seven years on probation and must pay back more than $140,000 he admitted to stealing from the Diocese of Pittsburgh.
The Rev. Francis Drabiska on Wednesday pleaded guilty to one count of theft in exchange for the plea deal. The former pastor at the Word of God parish admitted to taking $143,240 from the church between 1999 and 2009 to “live a lifestyle beyond his means.”
During his hearing before Common Pleas Judge Kathleen Durkin, Father Drabiska spoke briefly.
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