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Updated: Tuesday, 22 Jan 2013, 8:37 PM EST
Published : Tuesday, 22 Jan 2013, 8:37 PM EST

GRAND HAVEN, Mich. (WOOD) - A 72-year-old accused of stealing money from church offerings faces two more charges of larceny.

Joseph Finnigan was charged in November 2012 with embezzlement by an agent or trustee of between $20,000 and $50,000, a 10-year felony.

Tuesday, Finnigan waived a preliminary exam and was charged with two more counts of larceny over $20,000.

Finnigan, who worked for St. Patrick-St. Anthony Catholic Church in Grand Haven for years, allegedly admitted to taken the money over a long time period. He was fired.