Wednesday, December 22, 2004

2 priests indicted over missing funds from Mesa church

2 priests indicted over missing funds from Mesa church: "Two Catholic priests have been indicted on more than a dozen charges of theft and fraud involving about $160,000 in missing funds at Holy Cross Catholic Church in Mesa. Maricopa County Attorney Rick Romley announced the indictments Wednesday morning. They named the Rev. Dennis Riccitelli, former pastor of Holy Cross, and the Rev. Blas� Meyer, a longtime Riccitelli friend who has been working as associate pastor at St. Clement of Rome in Sun City. Meyer also was a former pastor at Holy Cross. The Diocese of Phoenix planned an early afternoon press conference."
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