MAINE
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Julia Bayly/Bangor Daily News
FORT KENT — The Maine Attorney General’s Office has decided not to pursue criminal charges against a parish priest after a months-long investigation into “possible embezzlement of parish funds,” according to a statement released Tuesday by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland.
The Rev. James Nadeau has been on voluntary leave from his position as pastor at St. John Vianney Parish since April, pending the conclusion of the investigation.
When an allegation of possible embezzlement of parish funds came to the attention of the diocese from a third party, the diocese was obligated to refer the matter to the Maine attorney general’s office, which decided to investigate [and] the diocese fully cooperated with this investigation, according to the release.
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