New York Escorts: Police: Priest stole $1.3 million in parish funds
Since May 24, 2003, $655,936.48 worth of checks from church funds were cashed by American Express to pay charges on Father Gray’s account, the affidavit states. Charges between May 2003 and March 2010 included $205,679.78 to restaurants in New York, Boston and Connecticut, including several visits to New York’s Tavern On The Green, Boston’s Legal Seafood and New Haven’s Scoozzi Trattoria and Wine Bar, the affidavit states.
Father Gray also charged nearly $150,000 in stays at high-end hotels in New York City, Boston and New Haven, including frequent stays at The Roosevelt, the W and the Waldorf Astoria in New York, police said.
The affidavit also states that Father Gray opened credit card accounts in the names of Manuel Paque, a man he met at a male strip bar, and Islagar Labrada, a man he met through an escort service — both paid through Father Gray’s account.