Former Church Employee Embezzles $33K To Fund Gambling HabitFormer Director Of Operations At St. Peter's Catholic Church Was Spending $400 Daily On Scratch-Off Lottery Tickets |
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A former church employee from Minnesota pled guilty to embezzling $33,000 from his former employer to fund a gambling habit.
Christopher Paul Seiple, 48, entered his plea Wednesday in Dakota County District court. He was being charged with four counts of theft by swindle. He pled guilty to three of them. Seiple was writing fraudulent checks to vendors and depositing those fake checks into his personal bank account.
Seiple told local authorities that he stole the money because he was falling behind on mortgage payments and was also buying $400 worth of scratch-off lottery tickets on a daily basis, according to a report from the Minnesota Star Tribune.
Seiple was the director of operations for St. Peter’s Catholic Church in St. Paul. It was founded in 1840 and is the oldest catholic church in the state.
The thefts were discovered last July during an audit. Seiple was no longer employed by the church at the time of the discovery. St. Peter’s insurance policy covered the $33,000 loss and officials said that the thefts were uncovered “relatively quickly.”
Seiple is scheduled to be sentenced on March 5.
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