{"id":6598,"date":"2006-08-05T10:08:53","date_gmt":"2006-08-05T10:08:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/viamedia\/2006\/08\/kickbacks.html"},"modified":"2006-08-05T10:08:53","modified_gmt":"2006-08-05T10:08:53","slug":"kickbacks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/viamedia\/2006\/08\/kickbacks.html","title":{"rendered":"Kickbacks"},"content":{"rendered":"

Pleading guilty:<\/a><\/p>\n

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A former consultant to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York has pleaded guilty to fraud, tax and obstruction of justice charges related to a $2 million kickback and embezzlement scheme. <\/p>\n

Joseph DeRusso, of Florham Park, N.J., admitted in federal court in Manhattan on Friday that he took part in a plot that diverted $1 million in funds meant for food programs for parochial school children. <\/p>\n

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DeRusso also pleaded guilty to taking more than $1.2 million in kickbacks from vendors doing business with the church. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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