Former Rapid City Priest Convicted on 65 Counts in Theft, Wire Fraud and Money Laundering Scheme
Garbacz used the hundreds of thousands of dollars in stolen parishioner money to purchase for himself over a dozen gold-plated chalices, numerous bronze statues, a $10,000 diamond ring, Mont Blanc fountain pens, and more.
“The cache of worldly treasures accumulated by this common thief looks like something from Raiders of the Lost Ark,” said U.S. Attorney Parsons. “He bought it all using money he stole from his parishioners – money that was intended to help the Church and help the poor. The selfishness and greed of it all is mind-boggling.”
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