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Nigerian Catholic Priest Pleads Guilty In Theft Case by Nobody: 12:54am On Jul 18, 2010 |
A Catholic priest accused of embezzling about $200,000 from two Crawford County parishes and the Diocese of La Crosse entered an Alford plea to reduced charges Wednesday. The Rev. Robert Chukwu, 59, made the plea in Crawford County Circuit Court to three counts of misdemeanor theft and entered an 18-month deferred prosecution agreement, said Jim Birnbaum, attorney for the La Crosse Diocese. The plea means Chukwu admits no wrongdoing but concedes a jury likely would have found him guilty. Two of the three charges will be dismissed after 18 months if Chukwu obeys all conditions, Birnbaum said. A restitution amount will be determined at a later hearing. A felony theft charge filed Jan. 29 accused Chukwu of sending money to priests, a nun, a school and family in Nigeria from 2007 to 2009, according to the complaint. He holds dual U.S. and Nigerian citizenship and had been assigned to St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Gays Mills and St. Phillip’s Catholic Church in Soldiers Grove. [size=18pt]Chukwu spent $6,000 in 2008 to buy and mail a 40-foot container filled with $100,000 in artificial flowers, candlesticks, pedestal tables and other merchandise to Nigeria for profit, the complaint stated. Chukwu spent $50,000 filling another shipment. The items were purchased with the parish’s debit card using insurance money for 2007 flood damage to the churches, according to the complaint. Chukwu also made cash withdrawals with the debit card to send to Nigeria.[/size] Source: http://lacrossetribune.com/news/local/article_3d1196f4-8fbf-11df-afd9-001cc4c03286.html The Rev. Robert Chukwu, 59. |
Re: Nigerian Catholic Priest Pleads Guilty In Theft Case by Nobody: 12:56am On Jul 18, 2010 |
If we cant trust Church figures, then who can we really trust? Atleast God now understand why I dont pay tithe money anymore |
Re: Nigerian Catholic Priest Pleads Guilty In Theft Case by dayokanu(m): 12:57am On Jul 18, 2010 |
We Nigerians e be like say we dey struggle to see who can disgrace our country the most |
Re: Nigerian Catholic Priest Pleads Guilty In Theft Case by Nobody: 12:59am On Jul 18, 2010 |
dayokanu: I think so. The Igbo and Yoruba band wagons will soon be competing on who gets the most FBI attention |
Re: Nigerian Catholic Priest Pleads Guilty In Theft Case by dayokanu(m): 1:04am On Jul 18, 2010 |
Next week you would hear another Nigerian has done something that would make this man up here look like a Saint |
Re: Nigerian Catholic Priest Pleads Guilty In Theft Case by Nobody: 1:05am On Jul 18, 2010 |
Ileke-IdI:o serious. . .ibo takes the lead all times.i just hope this one is not related to christain chukwu. |
Re: Nigerian Catholic Priest Pleads Guilty In Theft Case by Abagworo(m): 1:11am On Jul 18, 2010 |
Ileke-IdI: @bolded.he sent the money to humanitarian organisations.so what did the stealing profit him? |
Re: Nigerian Catholic Priest Pleads Guilty In Theft Case by Okijajuju1(m): 1:16am On Jul 18, 2010 |
This dude looks more american than nigerian. |
Re: Nigerian Catholic Priest Pleads Guilty In Theft Case by Nobody: 1:20am On Jul 18, 2010 |
dayokanu: Dayo. . . u always make my day sha ~Bluetooth: Okija_juju: I know, he's cute for an old man |
Re: Nigerian Catholic Priest Pleads Guilty In Theft Case by Nobody: 1:28am On Jul 18, 2010 |
Ileke-IdI: Say it as it is; His nose looks like a double silencer exhaust pipes. ibo man, he would rather choose dollars over the kingdom of God. Thou shall no steal is obviously not in his own Bible. |
Re: Nigerian Catholic Priest Pleads Guilty In Theft Case by dayokanu(m): 1:35am On Jul 18, 2010 |
Ileke-IdI: Making your days great and your nights greater for the past 10yrs |
Re: Nigerian Catholic Priest Pleads Guilty In Theft Case by Nobody: 1:37am On Jul 18, 2010 |
@ |
Re: Nigerian Catholic Priest Pleads Guilty In Theft Case by abadaba(m): 1:47am On Jul 18, 2010 |
Aigbofa:Why can't this monkey ball sucker type without mentioning Igbo?. Aigbofoul the Poo licker, am calling you out. |
Re: Nigerian Catholic Priest Pleads Guilty In Theft Case by Nobody: 1:57am On Jul 18, 2010 |
abadaba: The ibo man is inherently greedy. With all the scam money, drug money, ritual money, robbing your own church money, their fortune has still not changed. They still wallow in misery. |
Re: Nigerian Catholic Priest Pleads Guilty In Theft Case by Nobody: 2:59am On Jul 18, 2010 |
behave yourselves, children |
Re: Nigerian Catholic Priest Pleads Guilty In Theft Case by IbrahimB: 6:03am On Jul 18, 2010 |
This is a golden opportunity for him to reform the prisoners |
Re: Nigerian Catholic Priest Pleads Guilty In Theft Case by Nobody: 6:08am On Jul 18, 2010 |
IbrahimB:He needs to first reform himself. Shameless tout. Imagine, A priest! |
Re: Nigerian Catholic Priest Pleads Guilty In Theft Case by bkbabe90(m): 6:39am On Jul 18, 2010 |
Lol. Surprise here, huh? A thieving Ibo man!!! |
Re: Nigerian Catholic Priest Pleads Guilty In Theft Case by One11: 6:46am On Jul 18, 2010 |
^^^Ignored. Nobody should reply her post, sorry |
Re: Nigerian Catholic Priest Pleads Guilty In Theft Case by bkbabe90(m): 8:30pm On Jul 18, 2010 |
Ibos and stealing/crime r like a dog and fleas!!! |
Re: Nigerian Catholic Priest Pleads Guilty In Theft Case by desgiezd(m): 9:12pm On Jul 18, 2010 |
dayokanu: So, so horrific and this is someone the people would go to to confess their sins!! |
Re: Nigerian Catholic Priest Pleads Guilty In Theft Case by sjeezy8: 9:15pm On Jul 18, 2010 |
damn he gotta big asss head what size hat he wear? |
Re: Nigerian Catholic Priest Pleads Guilty In Theft Case by bkbabe90(m): 9:25pm On Jul 18, 2010 |
sjeezy8: Like a 24 3/8 FITTED!!!! |
Re: Nigerian Catholic Priest Pleads Guilty In Theft Case by Nobody: 4:31am On Jul 21, 2010 |
nawa for Nigerians sha |
Re: Nigerian Catholic Priest Pleads Guilty In Theft Case by lagerwhenindoubt(m): 12:52pm On Jul 21, 2010 |
While you cannot remove blame from Nigerians when they take to stupendous crimes, I would like to think the Rev. a human just like any human open to temptations as any human would. He simply fell to his temptations, but on the flip-side. the pervasiveness of crimes and criminals of Nigerian origin is simply a symptom of a much deeper disease currently killing Nigeria; Corruption. When we tackle the problem of corruption sufficiently, the youth can direct their boundless energies and intelligence to positive projects |
Re: Nigerian Catholic Priest Pleads Guilty In Theft Case by anitabest(f): 1:00pm On Jul 21, 2010 |
omg. |
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