VIRGINIA
The Virginian-Pilot
By Louis Hansen
The Virginian-Pilot
January 19, 2012
NORFOLK
A former priest of two Vietnamese Catholic Churches pleaded guilty today to embezzling $84,450 from the diocese.
Joseph Quoc Hai-Nguyen admitted to taking the money from the Catholic Diocese of Richmond between 2003 and 2008. Hai-Nguyen, 66, led Our Lady of La Vang in Norfolk and Our Lady of Vietnam in Hampton, court records state.
During a court appearance today, Hai-Nguyen gave the diocese a cashier’s check for the full amount of the loss. He was convicted of four counts of felony embezzlement and received a suspended sentence. He will not serve time in prison as long as meets the terms of his probation.
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