堪萨斯市一名牧师Jeremy Lillig, 44, 被控电线欺诈,因为据称使用主教区卡购买155K美元供个人使用的礼品卡,挪用了用于慈善的资金。
A Kansas City priest, Jeremy Lillig, 44, was charged with wire fraud for allegedly using a diocese card to buy $155K in gift cards for personal use, diverting funds meant for charity.
Jeremy Lillig,44岁,堪萨斯城天主教教区光明未来基金前执行主任,被控电线欺诈,据称在2017年至2021年期间使用教区发放的信用卡购买155,000美元的签证礼品卡。
Jeremy Lillig, 44, former executive director of the Bright Futures Fund under the Kansas City Catholic Diocese, has been charged with wire fraud for allegedly using a Diocese-issued credit card to buy $155,000 in Visa gift cards between 2017 and 2021.
检察官说,他挪用了用于慈善目的的Kauffman基金会赠款的资金,用卡片支付个人开支,伪造月报以掩盖阴谋。
Prosecutors say he diverted funds from a Kauffman Foundation grant meant for charitable purposes, using the cards for personal expenses and falsifying monthly reports to conceal the scheme.
Lillig也曾担任主管主任,他表示不服罪。
Lillig, who also served as director of stewardship, pleaded not guilty.
审判计划于2026年3月16日进行。
A trial is scheduled for March 16, 2026.