WPTV
February 23, 2009
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| A deputy fingerprints Francis Guinan after being found guily of grand theft |
WEST PALM BEACH, FL - After hours of deliberating, a jury has reached a verdict in the local priest Father Guinan grand theft trial.
A jury has found Francis Guinan guilty of grand theft, for stealing $20,000 to $100,000, a much lesser charge than what prosecutors were hoping for.
Guinan was taken into the custody after the verdict. He handed over passport will likely get house arrest but under the lesser charge he faces up to 15 years in prison.
The somber priest left the courtroom with no comment.
Francis Guinan will be sentenced by a judge on March 25th.
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