Priest Spends $40,000 in church funds on Candy Crush and Mario Kart Tour

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Priest Spends $40,000 in ******* funds on Candy Crush and Mario Kart Tour

Father Kozak allegedly also used the *******’s fund to purchase gifts for his goddaughter.

• A Pennsylvania priest spent over 40k of the *******’s money on in-app purchases
• He claims he accidentally used the *******’s credit card
• He has since repaid some of what he owes

A ********* Priest in Pottstown, Pennsylvania is in hot water after spending more than $40,000 belonging to the ******* on in-app purchases for mobile games. Father Lawrence Kozak was charged with theft and other related ******* on April 23rd, 2024. He has since been released on $250,000 bail.

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, Father Kozak’s spending spree took place over a span of three years. In 2022, an accountant at Saint Thomas More ******* found evidence of an excessive amount of transactions with the App Store.

These purchases began in September 2019, not long after Father Kozak came to the *******, and ended in July 2022. Kozak was forced to leave the ******* in November 2022 following an internal investigation that connected Kozak to the Apple ID that made the purchases.

Records also show that his

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account used the *******’s credit card to purchase a child’s chemistry set, a backpack, and a ***** tablet, which were shipped to a home in Bensalem, PA, where the priest’s goddaughter lives. A note signed “Uncle Larry” accompanied the gifts.

At one point, Kozak used $10,000 of his own funds to pay Saint Thomas More *******’s credit card bill. During a 2022 interview with detectives, the priest claimed he was trying to find counselling to help him with his mobile game addiction. He also stated that he was not gambling but rather spending money on power-up items to give him an edge in Mario Kart Tour, Candy Crush and other games.

Kozak also claims that he did not intentionally use the *******’s credit card to make in-app purchases. Rather, he states the card was previously attached to his accounts and personal phone to allow him to pay ******* bills.

However, he did state he may have accidentally used the *******’s credit card to make in-app purchases. Since his removal from Saint Thomas, Father Kozak has sent the new priest a check for $8,000 and included a note promising to repay the ******* in full.

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