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	Priest Pleads Guilty to Spending Church Money Stamford Times September 12, 2007 http://www.thestamfordtimes.com/stamford_templates/stamford_story/324071181218708.php Darien — A former Darien priest accused of spending more than $1 million of church money on luxuries has pleaded guilty to interstate transportation of money obtained by fraud. The Reverend Michael Jude Fay is the former pastor of Saint John Roman Catholic Church. Investigators working for the Bridgeport Diocese last year said that Fay set up secret bank accounts to hide church money that he used for limousine rides, stays at top hotels around the world, jewelry, clothing from Italy. He also bought a condominium in Florida with another man. In December, Fay transferred his half to the parish to pay back some of the missing money. Fay has been under federal investigation and resigned as pastor last May. He faces up to 10 years in prison when he is sentenced on December 4. Fay was released on a $50,000 bond.
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