https://www.michigan.gov/ag/0,4534,7-359-82916_81983_47203-473339--,00.html
"During the years 2014 to 2017, this unauthorized “compensation” totaled $1.7 million. During a single 5-day period, Ferrara took more than $55,000 from OBS."
https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2018/03/14/okemos-priest-mansion-embezzlement/32948537/
" The Rev. Jon Wehrle, who is proud of his prowess as a builder, constructed his masterpiece on the rural outskirts of this central Michigan town.
The two-story, stone-façade house has eight bedrooms, 12 bathrooms, a library, wine cellar, indoor swimming pool and wood-paneled elevator. The 11,300-square-foot home boasts granite counter tops, limestone fireplaces, walnut hardwood floors, crystal chandeliers and stained-glass windows.'
"How could a Catholic priest who earned $42,000 a year afford such opulence?
Police officials argue the clergyman had stolen from the Sunday collection plate for at least 19 years. An audit found $5 million missing from church coffers, they said."
"Wehrle was a foster parent who adopted three boys in their early teens in 1986, 1993 and 1998, according to court records."
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https://www.michigan.gov/ag/0,4534,7-359-82916_81983_47203-473339--,00.html "During the years 2014 to 2017, this unauthorized “compensation” totaled $1.7 million. During a single 5-day period, Ferrara took more than $55,000 from OBS."
https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2018/03/14/okemos-priest-mansion-embezzlement/32948537/ " The Rev. Jon Wehrle, who is proud of his prowess as a builder, constructed his masterpiece on the rural outskirts of this central Michigan town. The two-story, stone-façade house has eight bedrooms, 12 bathrooms, a library, wine cellar, indoor swimming pool and wood-paneled elevator. The 11,300-square-foot home boasts granite counter tops, limestone fireplaces, walnut hardwood floors, crystal chandeliers and stained-glass windows.' "How could a Catholic priest who earned $42,000 a year afford such opulence? Police officials argue the clergyman had stolen from the Sunday collection plate for at least 19 years. An audit found $5 million missing from church coffers, they said."
"Wehrle was a foster parent who adopted three boys in their early teens in 1986, 1993 and 1998, according to court records."