Embezzlement Plagues Many Churches; Trust, Lack of Oversight Leave Nonprofits Vulnerable to Theft, Experts Say The Washington Post | February 12, 2005| | . This material is published under license from the Washington Post.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

When the Rev. Brian Lisowski was caught with a suspected prostitute in the summer, parishioners at St. Bede the Venerable Church began to think their pastor had been keeping secrets from them.

They were right -- he had a million of them.

When the Roman Catholic priest resigned in July, the Archdiocese of Chicago said it had discovered that Lisowski had systematically skimmed more than $1 million from the parish in his five years as pastor. The theft became apparent when the amount gathered in collections increased dramatically after Lisowski left.

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