Priest accused of stealing parish funds in Watertown, Wisconsin

A Wisconsin priest has been accused of stealing church funds and tricking parishioners into giving him money.A criminal complaint filed in Jefferson County charged the 65-year-old Rev. Thomas Marr with theft in a business setting and theft by fraud.Prosecutors say Marr solicited money from parishioners by telling them he needed it for those in need. Instead he invested the money with church member Arthur Eith, who claimed the money would help release millions of dollars from Nigeria.The State Journal reported that Marr is accused of persuading 21 church families to give him a total of nearly $164,000.In a search warrant related to the case, Marr estimated he'd given Eith $613,000.