CONNECTICUT
New York Daily News
Monsignor Kevin Wallin, a former pastor of St. Augustine Parish in Bridgeport, Conn., has been charged as part of a five-man meth ring the feds busted up earlier this month. Wallin, 61, resigned from his post as pastor in 2011, citing health and personal issues.
By Philip Caulfield / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Published: Thursday, January 17,
He went from pastor to pusher.
A Connecticut priest was part of a cross-country drug ring that smuggled crystal meth from California into the well-heeled hamlets of Fairfield County, federal prosecutors said.
Monsignor Kevin Wallin, a former pastor of St. Augustine Parish in Bridgeport, sold meth to undercover narcs six times since September 2012, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said Wednesday.
The 61-year-old former church leader and four others were indicted by a grand jury on six counts of possession with intent to distribute.
If convicted, he could face up to 20 years in prison and a $2 million fine.
The Diocese of Bridgeport expressed “shock” at the news, saying many in Fairfield County regarded him as “a gifted, accomplished and compassionate priest,” according to a statement.
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