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Ex-priest Gregory Madeya arrested over alleged $740,000 theft
By The BriefBrief · Sources (2)
Filed: Sep 09, 2026 at 8:19 AM ET
Summary: Gregory Allen Madeya, 69, was arrested in Vero Beach, Florida, on August 14 and later extradited to Pennsylvania. After a three-year investigation by the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office, he faces multiple felony charges tied to alleged theft and financial exploitation involving three churches, their affiliates and parishioners, and his own mother.
WHO: Gregory Allen Madeya; Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office
WHAT: An ex-Catholic priest was arrested and charged with multiple felony counts over alleged theft and financial exploitation involving churches, affiliates, parishioners, and his mother.
WHEN: Aug 14, 2026
WHERE: Vero Beach, Florida; extradited to Pennsylvania
WHY: He was charged following a three-year investigation by the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office into alleged financial offenses involving churches and parishioners.
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