Omaha priest gets probation; gave homeless man $700k
Fr. Michael Gutgsell stole from an elderly priest with dementia, and from his parish, to give money to a local homeless man.
An Omaha priest pled guilty last month to two misdemeanor charges of theft, almost two years after he was charged with stealing nearly $200,000 from an elderly priest. The priest was also accused of stealing thousands from a Nebraska parish where he was pastor.
Fr. Michael Gutgsell, 74, pled in a Douglas County courtr…