Priest Charged With Stealing $143,000

Pennsylvania: The Allegheny County district attorney's office today charged a Swissvale priest with pocketing more than $143,000 in church funds over the course of more than a decade.

The Rev. Francis J. Drabiska, 50, of the Word of God Parish told investigators that between 1999 and 2009, he stole as much as $180,000 in loose cash from the church collections, which he said he used "to live a lifestyle beyond his means," according to a criminal complaint.

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The district attorney's office charged Rev. Drabiska with felony theft. Drabiska resigned in November.