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The Detroit News
Oralandar Brand-Williams; The Detroit News
Detroit – — The Rev. Timothy Kane, accused of defrauding a Catholic church charity out of thousands of dollars through an elaborate scheme using the poor, was found guilty of the charges by a Wayne County jury Tuesday.
Kane, 57, was convicted on embezzlement, conspiracy and other related charges for embezzling about $131,000 from the Angel Fund through a “scam” using straw applicants to apply for $1,500 grants for the needy and then receiving kickbacks on some of the money paid out. He will be sentenced at 9 a.m. Dec. 12.
The Angel Fund is supported by an anonymous donor family and operated by the Archdiocese of Detroit. Since 2005, it has provided more than $17 million in grants to needy individuals and families in Detroit, Hamtramck and Highland Park, according to the archdiocese.
The applicant usually received $300 and the second person in the alleged scheme, Kane’s former co-defendant, Dorreca Brewer, a 34-year-old Jackson resident, received part of the remaining part of the grant.
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