The Gentleman Bandit

Just a brief note -- Fr. Bernie Pagano, the subject of this made for TV movie, passed away in December 2006 while in retirement in New Jersey. To this day, both the Delaware Attorney General's Office and the Delaware State Police believe that Father Bernie was truly the culprit in the "Gentleman Bandit" robberies and that Ronald Clouser was remunerated (by someone) to take the rap.

Although Pagano was eventually banished to a tiny parish on the Eastern shore of Maryland, the story of the "Gentleman Bandit" pales in comparison to the recent Diocese of Wilmington (DE) scandal involving pedophile priests, sexual abuse and criminal activity.

Bernie -- we'll miss you.