Priest Sentenced to Prison for Stealing from Church in Nevada
A fifty-nine year old priest was sentenced to more than three years in federal prison for stealing $650,000 from a Las Vegas Catholic Church. The judge also ordered the priest to avoid casinos and to get gambling addiction counseling following his incarceration. The priest will begin serving his sentence by the middle of April.
Nevada theft laws consists of several different crimes including petit larceny, grand larceny, auto-theft, robbery, larceny from a person, possession of stolen property, possession of a stolen car, and burglary. Robbery is the only theft crime where the defendant must use force or threats to carry out the stealing. Typical defenses to theft allegations include that the defendant had no intent to steal or that the property belonged to the defendant.
Penalties for violating Nevada theft laws turn on the type of theft. Shoplifting less than $250 in items is only a misdemeanor carrying a maximum six months in jail. But robbery is a felony carrying up to fifteen years in prison, and the sentence may be doubled if the defendant was armed.
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