Former Episcopal treasurer arrested
Diocese seeking $600,000 from property fund
By S.K. BARDWELL

The former treasurer of the Houston-based Episcopal Diocese of Texas was arrested Thursday in connection with more than a half-million dollars that disappeared from a diocese fund.

Ronald D. Null, 59, was arrested after a grand jury indicted him on a charge of felony theft on Tuesday, records show. He remained in jail Saturday in lieu of a $100,000 bail.

The diocese announced last month it was investigating the disappearance of $600,000 from a $5.5 million fund used primarily for the purchase of property.

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