He stole $1.5M from NJ church to spend on daughter’s wedding, cigars, sports, lawsuit says Dan Alexander Published: August 14, 2025 Joseph Manzi (Joseph Manzi via Linkedin) Church of Saint Leo the Great in Middletown, screenshot of lawsuit brought by the chruch against Manzi

💲Research into a credit card charge uncovered expenditures by Joe Manzi

💲Church funds were spent on landscaping, a wedding and tickets, according to a suit

💲Manzi was fired by the church after 11 years on the job

MIDDLETOWN — The former chief operating officer of a Monmouth County church is accused of stealing $1.5 million in church funds.

The lawsuit filed by The Church of Saint Leo the Great in the Lincroft section says Joseph Manzi, 78, “systematically, secretly, and dishonestly utilized parish f

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