The former parish priest for Our Lady of Sorrows Roman Catholic Church in White Plains Tuesday pled guilty to grand larceny in the second degree, a felony, for stealing over $430,000 from parish accounts.Father Patrick Dunne, 65, of White Plains, diverted the money that was donated by parishioners for several collection campaigns including the church building fund, a collection for Hurricane Katrina victims, and the weekly offertory received by the church for general church operations.
Dunne also wrote and endorsed checks to himself and to “cash”, failed to provide an accurate accounting to church officials and deliberately concealed the books and records relating to the parish development account.
He used the money for personal expenses and various recreational pursuits without the permission or authority to do so.
When sentenced in January, he faces five to 15 years in state prison.
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