FBI Investigates Minnesota Church Shooting As Domestic Terrorism, Hate Crime
The FBI is investigating Wednesday’s mass shooting at a Minneapolis church as an act of domestic terrorism and a hate crime against Catholics, Director Kash Patel said.
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FBI Offers $15,000 Reward After Fire Bombings of El Paso Catholic Churches That Served Hispanics
The FBI is offering a $15,000 reward for helping tracking down the arsonists responsible for setting fire to three Catholic Churches in El Paso that primarily serve Hispanics and migrants.
Former FBI Agent Hired by Buffalo Diocese to Investigative Abusive Priests
A former FBI agent has been hired by the Diocese of Buffalo to investigate allegations against clergy.
Photos Showing Another Side ‘Whitey’ Bulger Includes a Priest Defrocked for Abusing Boys
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com But one photo showed Bulger relaxing on a sofa with a Catholic priest who had been defrocked for abusing young boys, ABC News reports. The pictures were part of Bulger’s racketeering and murder trial as the defense winds down its arguments. Other shots include Bulger with NFL hockey player Chris “Knuckles” Nilan…
FBI Takes Over Embezzlement Investigation of Catholic Priest in Suburban Detroit
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI is investigating a Catholic priest in suburban Detroit accused of embezzling more than $400,000 from his church, the Detroit Free Press reports. Troy police handed over the investigation of Rev. Edward Belczak, 67, a former pastor at St. Thomas More Parish in Troy for three decades, the Free Press wrote….