TWO disgraced Roman Catholic priests have been sentenced to prison in a case involving the misappropriation of more than $8 million from their church.
According to this report, Skehan, 81, was sentenced on 14 months in prison and seven years probation after pleading guilty in January to a charge of grand theft of over $100,000, while Guinan, 66, was sentenced to four years in prison after he was found guilty of a lesser charge of theft under $100,000.
Imposing a prison sentence on Skehan, Judge Jeffrey Colbath said:
The crime of the defendant was pure greed unmasked.
Judge Krista Marx said Guinan must be punished for:
Unmitigated greed and unmitigated gall. No matter how many good works you have performed in your many years as a priest, your legacy will always be one of thievery and deceit.

Investigators said Skehan, a priest for more than 50 years, invested heavily in rare coins, owned a cottage and a pub in Ireland, a $455,000 penthouse condominium in Singer Island, Florida, and another apartment in Delray Beach.
Forensic accountants hired by the diocese found that $8.7 million had been misappropriated from the St. Vincent Ferrer Church during the tenures of Skehan and his successor, Guinan.