Friday, June 30, 2006
CNN: Nun charged with stealing $300,000
"OMAHA, Nebraska (AP) -- A 71-year-old nun who co-wrote a popular marriage-preparation program was arrested on charges of improperly spending more than $300,000 on casinos, gifts and air travel.
Sister Barbara Markey, who was fired in January as director of the Omaha Archdiocese's family life office, turned herself in Wednesday and was released on her own recognizance.
According to the arrest warrant, an audit found that Markey spent $307,545 for her own use or without documentation. Some of the money was spent on cash advances, casinos, gifts and airfare, the audit said.
Defense attorney John Stevens Berry Sr. said the case stems from a disagreement about ownership and funding priorities related to the FOCCUS marriage preparation program, which Markey helped develop. The program is widely used in the Roman Catholic Church.
Markey was charged with theft by deception, a felony punishable by a maximum of 20 years in prison and a $25,000 fine."
Sister Barbara Markey, who was fired in January as director of the Omaha Archdiocese's family life office, turned herself in Wednesday and was released on her own recognizance.
According to the arrest warrant, an audit found that Markey spent $307,545 for her own use or without documentation. Some of the money was spent on cash advances, casinos, gifts and airfare, the audit said.
Defense attorney John Stevens Berry Sr. said the case stems from a disagreement about ownership and funding priorities related to the FOCCUS marriage preparation program, which Markey helped develop. The program is widely used in the Roman Catholic Church.
Markey was charged with theft by deception, a felony punishable by a maximum of 20 years in prison and a $25,000 fine."
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How dare you insult this woman. The newspaper, tv everything has only told one side of the story, they have not even given her side. And so what if she doesn't wear the habbit!!! That makes no difference and that doesn't make her a feminist. Further more the Church is at wrong here even more than her, especially since they can't even prove she did anything and that she is guilty. The kicked her out of her home, did not let her have access to her personal items or office, they refuse to release evidence which is against the law and keeps her from being able to defend herself and now they go after her family, and I mean her entire family, even though the church admits that the family is innocent and did nothing. The church even goes further by trying to take control of her family's cabin which they built with their own hands and has been in the family for 4 generations. And this is not the first time they have tried to take to cabin, when her sister, Sister Campion passed away the church said that since she was one of the owners of the cabin and she had taken a vow of poverty the cabin now belonged to them and they were going to use it as a retreat for priests, none of the family would be allowed there again. They sued the family for it and lost, just as they will lose this fight. And if they think they can break this family, they can think again and the only case that will be won is the family's law suit against the church for slander!!! And besides that you might want to think about what you say because you never know when one of her family is on the same blog or reading what you read!!! So you can all shut up and go to hell!! Innocent until proven guilty in a court of law!!!! And I assure you she is innocent!!!
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