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Financial misconduct

Tulsa deacon pleads guilty to stealing $1.4 million from parish

"I used the funds to advance what I believed to be certain potential romantic interests online..."

Michelle La Rosa
May 20, 2026
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A 70-year-old deacon in Tulsa pleaded guilty last week to bank fraud and unlawful monetary transactions, after stealing nearly $1.5 million while working at a local Catholic parish.

Christ the King Church in Tulsa. Credit: Christ the King Parish / Facebook.

Deacon John Sommer, the former business manager and parish manager of Christ the King Parish, accep…

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