The investigation, which was initiated after Gigantiello allowed a pop star to film a music video at the church, found that the three loans totaling $1.9 million went to Carone’s law firm as

Monsignor Jamie Gigantiello of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Brooklyn, N.Y., was stripped of many of his pastoral duties after he allegedly mishandled $2 million in church funds and used a church credit card for personal expenses.

Monsignor Gigantiello was demoted for unauthorized transfers of church funds to entities linked to Frank Carone.