Attorneys file documents indicating convicted Somerset County priest's family paid $70K in fines, re
Attorneys file documents indicating convicted Somerset County priest's family paid $70K in fines, restitution
Paul Peirce
By Paul Peirce | Tuesday, March 29, 2016, 5:00 p.m.
Updated 8 hours ago
Attorneys for a Somerset County priest convicted of molesting boys in a Honduran orphanage filed documents Tuesday in federal court in Pittsburgh indicating that his family has paid $70,000 in court-ordered fines, costs and restitution, effectively ending a dispute with the U.S. Attorney's Office.
Last week, U.S. Attorney David Hickton's office asked a judge to freeze $1.2 million in assets held by the Rev. Joseph Maurizio for 60 days, alleging he had been transferring money and other property to relatives since March 1, when he was sentenced to nearly 17 years in prison.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Stephanie Haines alleged in a motion that Maurizio, 70, had not attempted to pay the fines, costs and restitution stemming from his conviction, despite Judge Kim Gibson's order that he begin making payments within 10 days of his sentencing.
In their court filing, Maurizio's attorneys, Steven P. Passarello of Altoona and Thomas Farrell of Pittsburgh, provided copies of bank drafts totaling $70,000 that relatives withdrew from the priest's accounts Friday and forwarded via certified mail to the federal clerk's office in Pittsburgh.
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