Two stories on page one of the Akron Beacon Journal today provide updates on the Rev. Fr. Samuel Ciccolini and Interval Brotherhood Home.
Federal prosecutors are criticizing a judge for the sentence he gave Fr, Ciccolini last year. The U.S. Attorney’s office said U.S. District Judge James Gwin didn't have the authority to order the well-known priest to pay $3.5 million in restitution to the Interval Brotherhood Home Foundation, and the one-day prison sentence for banking and income tax crimes unrelated to the foundation wasn't enough. The average sentence nationwide for similar tax offenses was 22.4 months, the appeal says.
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A new forensic audit released Wednesday didn't find any misappropriation of public money or fraud at the Interval Brotherhood Home. The taxpayer-supported alcohol and drug treatment center has been under public scrutiny since last year when its former leader, the Rev. Samuel Ciccolini, pleaded guilty to personal banking and income tax crimes.
''The forensic audit of the IBH books and the conclusions reached by the auditors weren't unexpected,'' IBH board member Tom Koch said. ''We thought all along our IBH finances were sound and there was no misappropriation of funds.
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Thursday, April 21, 2011
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