UNITED STATES
Daily Mail
By Paul Thompson
PUBLISHED:19:10 EST, 22 September 2012
A priest from Co. Offaly who won infamy by being jailed for using parish funds to finance lavish trips to Las Vegas and presents for his mistress has been let out of prison early – and has vowed to win his collar back.
When Fr Francis Guinan was jailed for plundering Church money, he was accused of being involved in the worst case of embezzlement in the US Catholic Church’s history. Condemned as a ‘professional money launderer’, he was defrocked and banned from setting foot in his former parish.
Lurid tales of nights spent gambling in Las Vegas while accompanied by his much younger mistress ensured that his trial garnered headlines around the world.
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