OHIO
ONN
Tuesday July 10, 2012
AKRON, Ohio (AP) — A Roman Catholic priest who pleaded guilty in Ohio to tax fraud must wait to be resentenced before learning if he can reclaim $3.5 million in restitution.
Federal Judge James Gwin in Akron has set sentencing for July 27 for 70-year-old Rev. Samuel Ciccolini (chih-koh-LEE’-nee).
The judge had ordered him to pay nearly $3.5 million in restitution to the fundraising arm of an alcohol and drug rehab center he founded. An appeals court overturned the restitution order and one-day sentence.
The judge says he won’t decide on returning the money until re-sentencing.
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