TWO Irish priests living in the U.S. have been re-charged with stealing millions of dollars from a Delray Beach parish in Florida last week.Fr. Francis Guinan, 65 and from Birr, Co. Offaly, and 80-year-old Fr. John Skehan from Johnstown, Co. Kilkenny, were charged with stealing millions from their parish in Delray Beach, Florida in September 2006.However, State Attorney Barry Kirscher dropped the charges due to a legal brawl between Judge Sandra McSorley and defense lawyers.Prosecutors reopened the file last week and both men were again charged with first-degree grand theft of over $100,000. According to prosecutors the priests stole more than $8.6 million over a 40-year period.Police in Delray Beach charged Skehan and Guinan in September 2006 with stealing offertory money from St. Vincent Ferrer Catholic Church in Delray.A letter written by a concerned parishioner in 2006 prompted the state attorney's office to investigate further, and after proof of the bilking began to surface, the diocese of Palm Beach hired a firm of accountants to investigate the parish's finances and discovered some grave discrepancies to the value of millions. Allegations claim that both men used the money to support sumptuous lifestyles including women and gambling.An affidavit from accountancy firm, Michaelson and Company of West Palm Beach calculated that over $8.5 million of offertory cash was embezzled during Skehan's and Guinan's tenure.The affidavit also stated that Skehan owned a condo in Riviera Beach and Deerfield Beach in Florida and another house in Co. Clare. It also listed a pub in Co. Kilkenny.The affidavit also reportedly that Skehan deposited nearly $1.6 million in four bank accounts. He used $134,075 to pay for his supposed lover's expenses, while $11,688 was given to family members. He used another $268,630 for personal expenses, including dental work, car payments, property taxes and payments to his credit card.Guinan is reported to have spent up to $90,000 on trips to Las Vegas and the Bahamas where he is alleged to have used the money for gambling and drinking.Skehan, now retired, was arrested last year at Palm Beach International Airport after returning from a trip back to Ireland. He was released on a $400,000 bond. Guinan, who succeeded Skehan at St. Vincent Ferrer Catholic Church in Delray was later arrested upon his return from a cruise to the United States and was also released on bail.McSorley is still the presiding judge over the case. It is unclear when the case might reach trial. If found guilty, both men could face up to 30 years in prison.