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“Priest and Parish Administrator Charged with Stealing from Troy Church” & related article

Posted on April 23, 2014 by Sylvia
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The FBI website Detroit Division U.S. Attorney’s Office April 23, 2014  Eastern District of Michigan (313) 226-9100 A Catholic priest and a parish administrator were indicted for stealing almost $700,000 from St. Thomas More Church in Troy during an eight-year … Continue reading →

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“Father Joseph LeClair sentenced to a year in jail” & VIDEO

Posted on March 19, 2014 by Sylvia
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    A popular Ottawa priest who stole $130,000 from his church has been sentenced to a year in jail for his crimes. Father Joe LeClair, a diagnosed pathological gambler, pleaded guilty to defrauding Ottawa’s Blessed Sacrament Church of the … Continue reading →

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Fr. Joe LeClair gets one year behind bars (with external links to videos)

Posted on March 19, 2014 by Sylvia
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Kate Eggins, CTV Ottawa Published Wednesday, March 19, 2014 9:36AM EDT Last Updated Wednesday, March 19, 2014 5:33PM EDT Click here to access video “Father LeClair going to jail” on CTV News website Click here to access video “Father LeClair … Continue reading →

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Father Joseph LeClair sentenced to a year in jail

Posted on March 19, 2014 by Sylvia
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Former Blessed Sacrament priest also gets probation for stealing $130K from church CBC News Posted: Mar 19, 2014 5:00 AM ET Last Updated: Mar 19, 2014 1:36 PM ET Father Joseph LeClair was sentenced to a year in jail and … Continue reading →

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P.E.I. priest sentenced to one year in jail

Posted on March 19, 2014 by Sylvia
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The Guardian (PEI) Published on March 19, 2014 © Ottawa Citizen Father Joseph LeClair announced during Easter weekend masses that he will be leaving Blessing Sacrament Parish in Ottawa in this Guardian file photo. LeClair has been sentenced to one … Continue reading →

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Court this week

Posted on March 16, 2014 by Sylvia
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The sex abuse trial of now-defrocked Oblate priest Eric Dejaeger continues tomorrow (Monday, 17 March 2014),.  While Dejaeger is no longer a Roman Catholic priest he is still an Oblate. You may recall that the Dejaeger sex abuse trial was … Continue reading →

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“Prosecutor: Priest took thousands from charity meant to help poor in inner city” & related articles

Posted on February 12, 2014 by Sylvia
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Detroit Free Press 8:22 PM, February 11, 2014 By Patricia Montemurri and Elisha Anderson Detroit Free Press Staff Writers Rev. Timothy Kane Since 2005, an anonymous benefactor has given $17 million to the little-known Angel Fund to help Catholic priests … Continue reading →

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Father Joe LeClair should not serve jail time for defrauding church: Lawyer

Posted on January 28, 2014 by Sylvia
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Metro News 21 January 2014 By Joe Lofaro Metro Joe Lofaro/Metro Father Joe LeClair, centre, is accompanied by his legal counsel Matthew Webber and Kim Hyslop outside the Ottawa courthouse Monday, Jan. 20, 2014, after the former Blessed Sacrament priest … Continue reading →

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Former bookkeeper says Father Joe exposed poor church money-handling

Posted on January 26, 2014 by Sylvia
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 The Ottawa Citizen 24 January 2014 By Andrew Duffy   The longtime accountant at Blessed Sacrament Parish who was fired in the wake of the Father Joe LeClair scandal holds no grudge against his former boss — and doesn’t want … Continue reading →

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“Father Joseph LeClair to be sentenced in March” & VIDEO

Posted on January 23, 2014 by Sylvia
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Defence wants conditional sentence of community service, Crown seeks 18 months of jail time CBC News Posted: Jan 22, 2014 1:03 PM ET Last Updated: Jan 22, 2014 7:39 PM ET Father Joseph LeClair is set to be sentenced on … Continue reading →

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