But he is ordered to repay $3.5 million for income tax and bank fraud, fined $350,000 and given three years probation.
Here's the lead on he story by Beacon Journal staff writer Rick Armon:
CLEVELAND: Father Sam is going to jail.
For one day.
The Rev. Samuel R. Ciccolini, the beloved Roman Catholic priest from Akron who headed Interval Brotherhood Home for four decades, was sentenced Wednesday by U.S. District Judge James Gwin to a single day in jail for income tax and bank-related fraud.
Ciccolini was taken into custody immediately.
Gwin also placed Ciccolini on probation for three years, fined him $350,000 and ordered him to repay $3.5 million to Interval Brotherhood Home Foundation, saying he believed the priest embezzled at least that much.
It was revealed in court that Ciccolini has accumulated a trust fund worth about $5 million.
''I am profoundly sorry for what I did in the past. My intentions were good,'' Ciccolini said to Gwin during the proceedings.
Ciccolini, 68, of Akron, had pleaded guilty in July to one count of structuring financial transactions to evade reporting requirements and one count of making and subscribing a false tax return. His plea agreement called for a potential sentence of 18 to 24 months. The average sentence in such cases is 22.4 months.
His attorneys had asked that he receive only house arrest because of his lengthy career of helping others and his cooperation with authorities.
Read the Beacon Journal story online at Ohio.com
There also is a PDF file there of letters supporting Fr. Ciccolini
Or read a report on Cleveland.com (Plain Dealer site)
Or read a version on the Akron News Now site
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