Diocese of Sioux City priest charged with theft, fraud

By Free Republic | Created at 2024-10-31 05:34:34 | Updated at 2024-11-06 14:23:14 6 days ago

Diocese of Sioux City priest charged with theft, fraud
Siouxland Proud ^ | Aug. 23, 2024 | Luke Malik

Posted on 10/30/2024 10:26:08 PM PDT by ConservativeMind

An Iowa priest affiliated with the Catholic Diocese of Sioux City has been accused of misappropriating nearly $70,000 in funds.

The Kossuth County Sheriff’s Office announced Wednesday that Father Steven McLoud, 65, of Fort Dodge, has been charged with first-degree theft and first-degree fraudulent practices, both felonies.

McLoud is accused of knowingly falsifying expense documents such as receipts and reimbursements of nearly $70,000 while serving as a priest in the Bancroft and Algona parishes.

Earlier this year, the Catholic Diocese of Sioux City requested that the Kossuth County Sheriff’s Office investigate allegations of misappropriated funds within the two parishes.

Man convicted after 33 pounds of meth found in Spencer home “The Diocese of Sioux City has turned over this matter to the Kossuth County Attorney,” the diocese’s communications office stated. “Father Steven McLoud is assigned to limited ministry in Webster County, Iowa. Due to pending legal action, the diocese cannot comment further.”

McLoud is set to appear in court on Wednesday, Aug. 28 at 9 a.m.

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To: ConservativeMind

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2 posted on 10/30/2024 10:27:35 PM PDT by Sequoyah101 (More important than why there was nobody protecting the AGR roof, how did Crooks know that?)

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