Detroit Priest, Acquaintance Charged in Theft

WSBT
February 13, 2014

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A Roman Catholic priest and an acquaintance have been released on personal bonds after being charged with stealing money from a fund set up to help poor people in Detroit, Hamtramck and Highland Park.

The Wayne County prosecutor's office says the Rev. Timothy Kane and Dorreca Brewer were arraigned Wednesday.

The embezzlement charge covers theft of less than $20,000.

Prosecutors say false applications were approved for the Angel Fund and thousands of dollars were pocketed over a four-year period. The Angel Fund is run by the Archdiocese of Detroit and funded by a single donor. It has granted more than $17 million to needy people since 2005.

Kane has been a priest since 1982.

Preliminary examinations are scheduled for Feb. 24.