It seems no great challenge to embezzle from religious organizations, regardless of denomination. Where internal controls are weak, and being a pious, hard-working team player provides further insulation from scrutiny, there’s lots of latitude to concoct rip-offs, as this accounting clerk allegedly did in the offices of the Archdiocese of New York.  http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/31/nyregion/new-york-archdiocese-bookkeeper-charged-with-stealing-1-million.html?ref=romancatholicchurch  Just a few days later, on February 3, the Archbishop of Philadelphia apologized for the million or so a senior staff member had stolen.  New Jersey next?

Rabbi Youlus took to calling himself the “Jewish Indiana Jones” for uncovering and restoring Torahs from Holocaust-related sites.  Many happily contributed to Rabbi Indiana’s noble work.  Turns out the Rabbi’sTorah rescues were no less a fantasy than Raiders of the Lost Ark–only the fraud was real.    http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/03/nyregion/rabbi-menachem-youlus-says-he-lied-about-saving-torahs.html