By Associated Press - Monday, June 19, 2017

CENTREVILLE, Mich. (AP) - A priest from southwestern Michigan charged with embezzling more than $100,000 in church funds has been ordered to stand trial.

MLive.com reports (https://bit.ly/2sJmCuz) Monday that Richard Fritz’ case has been bound over to St. Joseph County Circuit Court.

A preliminary examination had been scheduled for Tuesday. Fritz was arraigned in April.



MLive.com reports that he served as a priest in the Diocese of Kalamazoo for 35 years before resigning last year following an investigation into inappropriate use of church funds between 2010 and 2016.

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Information from: Kalamazoo Gazette, https://www.mlive.com/kalamazoo

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