https://www.nj.com/ocean/2020/07/priest-accused-of-using-church-funds-to-pay-for-sex-found-dead-in-nj-home.html
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A New York City priest who was accused by parishioners of embezzling nearly $1 million to pay for male prostitutes and buy a house in Ocean County has been found dead, his brother said on Saturday.
The Rev. Peter Miqueli, 57, who resigned in 2015 as pastor of St. Frances de Chantal parish in Throggs Neck, apparently died at the single-story home he owned on Cornell Drive in Brick, according to police and his brother, Joseph.
The former Catholic priest’s body was found by police in the home on Thursday, said his brother, adding that investigators notified him of the death
The New York Post reported the archdiocese contacted the Bronx District Attorney’s Office, which found that Miqueli stole more than $22,450 from the Throggs Neck church. No criminal charges were filed.
Rev. Peter Miqueli
St. Frances de Chantal parish in Throggs Neck
Peter Miqueli made headlines nearly five years ago when a lawsuit filed by a group of Bronx parishioners accused him of funneling church donations for personal use – buying the house in Brick, taking lavish vacations and paying for drugs.
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