CORUNNA, MI -- A retired priest was arraigned on charges Thursday that he embezzled nearly $500,000 from an Owosso church.

The Rev. David Fisher was in Shiawassee District Court on April 6 and is charged with seven counts of embezzlement.

Bond was set at $10,000 cash or surety, according to court records.

Fisher was in charge of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Owosso for 23 years and retired to North Dakota in June 2015.

A new pastor was brought in and noticed some figures were off with the parish's finances, according to officials with the Catholic Diocese of Lansing. The Diocese contacted the Michigan State Police and a forensic audit was recommended, officials said.

The audit revealed at least $450,000 was missing, Diocese officials previously said.

Fisher was arrested in Grand Forks, North Dakota, on suspicion of seven counts of embezzlement.

Initially, Fisher was fighting extradition from North Dakota, but later decided to waive the hearing, Pendergraff said.

Fisher's attorney contends he never resisted extradition.

Church secretary Nancy DeFrenn also was arrested, police previously said. She is charged with a single count of embezzlement from a charitable organization of more than $1,000 but less than $20,000.