Lansing, Mich., Jul 20, 2018 / 15:58 pm
The Michigan attorney general filed Thursday a cease and desist order against Opus Bono Sacerdotii, a charity which raises money to assist priests facing difficulties, citing a lack of oversight and other violations of state law.
The attorney general, Bill Schuette, filed a notice of intended action July 19.
"Before bringing a civil action, the Attorney General will consider accepting an assurance of discontinuance or other appropriate settlement agreement," the notice stated.
A former employee of Opus Bono Sacerdotii complained to Schuette's office in February 2017, "claiming that the charity was violating its nonprofit status and was being used for the personal benefit of its officers Joe Maher and Peter Ferrara."