Catholic priest faces charges for unreported deposits

AKRON, Ohio - A Catholic priest is now facing charges after authorities said he made more than $1 million in deposits and failed to report all of it.

Samuel R. Ciccolini, 66, of Akron, has been charged with one count of structuring financial transactions to evade reporting requirements and one count of making and subscribing a false tax return, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.

Authorities said between April and June 2003, Ciccolini deposited the money in 139 cash deposits at banks around Akron. On his individual income tax return form, Ciccolini left more than $100,000 of his income unreported, authorities said.

Ciccolini is also the executive director of Interval Brotherhood Home, which is a drug and alcohol rehabilitation center in Akron.