TROY (AP) — The former manager of a Catholic church in Troy has been placed on probation for a year in a case that brought scandal to the prosperous parish.
Janice Verschuren kept her divorced husband on health insurance at St. Thomas More Church in Troy at a cost of $26,000. She was ordered to repay that amount Monday in addition to $5,500 to Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan.
The case began with felony charges of fraud and conspiracy involving her boss, the Rev. Ed Belczak, who embezzled more than $500,000. But Verschuren pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor involving insurance in a deal with prosecutors. She cooperated with investigators.
Belczak is serving a 27-month prison sentence. The priest used some stolen cash to buy a Florida condominium from Verschuren.
- Posted February 03, 2016
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