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Catholic Priest Found Guilty Of Stealing From Parishioners In San Jose
http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2017/03/21/catholic-priest-found-guilty-of-stealing-from-parishioners-in-san-jose/SAN JOSE (CBS SF) — A Roman Catholic priest who once ran the Vietnamese Catholic Center for the Diocese of San Jose was convicted in federal court Tuesday of 14 counts of bank fraud for diverting parishioners’ donations into his personal bank account.
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Nguyen previously pleaded guilty before Freeman in August to four additional counts of evading taxes for the tax years 2008 through 2011.
He admitted during the plea that he diverted donations to his personal account during those years and failed to pay taxes on the proceeds.
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The maximum penalty for each bank fraud count is 30 years in prison. The tax evasion counts each carry a possible maximum sentence of five years.
Nguyen has been a priest with the diocese since 1995 but has been on a personal leave of absence since Dec. 6, 2013, according to diocese communications director Liz Sullivan.
