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National Catholic Reporter
by Tom Gallagher | Nov. 9, 2012
NCR Today
Embezzlement by people working in Catholic-sponsored enterprises continues to be a hot topic in the news these days. In Buffalo, N.Y., a nun is accused of stealing more than $125,000. In Bonneauville, Pa., a parish priest is accused of stealing more than $350,000. In Fort Kent, Maine, a priest suspected of embezzling parish funds will not face a prosecution by the state’s attorney.
But the most sordid case of embezzlement is without question the case of Cecilia Chang, a 30-year employee and dean at the Vincentian-run St. John’s University in Queens, N.Y.
Chang, 59, was facing two 205-count indictments and was in the middle of one trial in Brooklyn federal court for accusations of stealing more than $1 million from the university.
One report noted that “there was virtually no oversight of her activities by former school President the Rev. Joseph Cahill, who is dead, or current President Donald Harrington.”
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