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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Joe Sommerlad

Ex-priest arrested for allegedly stealing $740,000 from churches, groups - and his own mother

Former Catholic priest Gregory Allen Madeya has been charged with a string of offenses after being accused of stealing almost $750,000 from three churches and his own mother - (Indian River County Sheriff’s Office)

A former Catholic priest has been arrested and accused of stealing $740,000 from his church, its affiliates and parishioners – and even his own mother.

Gregory Allen Madeya, 69, was arrested in Vero Beach, Florida, on August 14 and has since been extradited back to Pennsylvania, where, according to The Latrobe Bulletin, he served as priest of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Ukrainian Catholic Church in Derry Township until he was suspended in February 2024.

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