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Stealing From God? Former Catholic Church Official Indicted
Edward J. Arsenault III has agreed to plead guilty and is expected to serve prison time.
By Marc Fortier
A former senior official in the Roman Catholic Church has agreed to plead guilty to charges that he stole from the Archdiocese.
New Hampshire Attorney General Joseph Foster and U.S. Attorney John Kacavas announced in a press release that three waivers of indictment charging Edward J. Arsenault III with theft by unauthorized taking were filed Monday.
The waivers state that between Jan. 1, 2005 and March 15, 2013, Arsenault committed the crime of theft by unauthorized taking by knowingly exercising unauthorized control over the property of the Bishop of Manchester. The aggregated amount of the theft exceeded $1,500.
Arsenault is also alleged to have committed the crime of theft by unauthorized taking by knowingly exercising unauthorized control over the property of the Catholic Medical Center between Feb. 1 2009 and June 30 2010. Again, the aggregated amount of the theft exceeded $1,500.
The Rockingham County waiver alleges that between June 13, 2010 and Feb. 8, 2012, Arsenault committed the crime of theft by unauthorized taking by knowingly exercising unauthorized control over the property of the Estate of Reverend Monsignor John E. Molan. The aggregated amount of that theft also exceeded $1,500.
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