How did a Catholic priest spend so much money on mobile games?

Mobile games like Candy Crush can be addicting, urging players to spend more money to gain points. However, a Catholic priest from Pennsylvania USA, Reverend Lawrence Kozak has pushed his addiction too far.

Kozak used the church’s credit card for mobile games exceeding $41,000 (₦55,753,600) between September 2019 and July 2022.

The scheme came to light during a routine financial review at Kozak's church, St. Thomas More in Pottstown. An accountant discovered a suspicious number of Apple transactions on the church credit card statements.

An investigation revealed that the Apple ID linked to these transactions belonged to Kozak. He used the funds for in-app purchases on mobile games like Candy Crush, Mario Kart Tour, Pokémon Go, and Cash Frenzy. Additionally, church funds were used to purchase items on an Amazon account linked to Kozak, such as a Fire tablet and a child's backpack.

He has since been arrested and charged with theft and other related offences by prosecutors in Chester County. While Kozak claims the credit cards were linked to his phone for authorised church expenses, he said he wasn't paying attention, and that potentially resulted in unintentional misuse. However, the police believe there was a deliberate disregard for proper financial practices.

In an attempt to make amends, Kozak has reportedly paid back $18,000 of the misused funds and apologised to the church.

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Inukwa ooooo

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Inukwa ooooo

Mr blogger, are you really shocked

end times priest

The clergy had too much time in his hands because Yankee them no dey come church again, they don dey follow LGBTQWYZXRTABCD

Another ipob priest. let's blame Peter obi

At least he didn't use it for premium subscription on põrnhub.

Chicken Change When Compared To What Our Polithieficians Pay for Sex.

Damnnn niggar

Most people won't understand except they are gamers.
I spend roughly $200 on Roblox gift card since my son introduced me to it, game is addictive.

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This one serious ooo

He didn't STEAL, He TOOK it

How do people use money to play mobile games like how? E better make I use the ones stake...

Can you please stop converting the money to naira just because you want clicks? It was 18k in dollars, this level of ashewo by bloggers these days is annoying. The exchange rate in 2019 was not the same in 2021 and 2022 so how did you arrive at 55m

Addiction can make you lose control of yourself.
Whether it's
Sex
Money
Betting
Working
Breaking hearts
Talking
Phones
Chats
Drugs
Drinks
Food

Anything that controls you and you cannot say STOP EET is addiction. It can be good or bad, some people are addicted to their work to escape from the relationship issues they cannot manage. Never pray to work with someone like that. If you take drugs to perform anything, whether it's sex, armed robbery operation or singing a concert, it will own you. This phone we are using is the biggest addiction of the 21st century. Adults wake up with it, shit with it, eat with it, sleep with it and do everything with it. It has destroyed our lives because everyone wants to be online instead of in person. Help your child's life by not giving them phones until they are teenagers, they will thank you later in life for that decision. If you are always on NL, Whatsapp or Twitter you have an addiction problem. If your day feels bad because your battery is dead or you left your phone at home or you lost it, you get addiction

Father Lord forgive them, for they know not what they are doing until they get caught

Lol! I understand him. I even went ahead to download soda crush, buying gold like say na juju. That game is demonic lol.

Normal thing. Nothing new here.

EmmyMaestro:

An investigation revealed that the Apple ID linked to these transactions belonged to Kozak. He used the funds for in-app purchases on mobile games like Candy Crush, Mario Kart Tour, Pokémon Go, and Cash Frenzy. Additionally, church funds were used to purchase items on an Amazon account linked to Kozak, such as a Fire tablet and a child's backpack.

These sound like his child somehow got access to the card and used it online recklessly.

The Priest just had to take responsibility to hide his marital status.

its understandable, person must have one vice you deling with , he cant see women,he sees games

You people Shd leave the priest alone

So Everyone including a catholic priest has what he/she is addicted to.

Boredom

Agba gamer