dont churches keep books and have someone go over them a few times a year. how does one church lose 400 000 without someone missing it
The former business manager of a Cheektowaga church is charged with second-degree
grand larceny for allegedly stealing more than $400,000 dollars to pay off gambling debts.
Randall Kozlowski of Buffalo confessed to stealing the money over a period of several years from Our Lady Help of Christians Catholic Church in Cheektowaga, where
he worked.
Erie County District Attorney Frank Clark says Kozlowski was writing checks to himself, and the alleged thefts went undetected for so long because Kozlowski was in charge of all the church's financial affairs.
Kozlowski was jailed in lieu of $500,000 dollars bail and could face up to 15 years in prison if convicted.
The District Attorney says this case is just the latest in a series of church embezzlements. In the last five years, more than $1,000,000 has been embezzeled from local Catholic Churches. "There has to be a change in the way they do business. They just can't keep doing business the same way and expect this not to keep happening," said Clark.
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dont churches keep books and have someone go over them a few times a year. how does one church lose 400 000 without someone missing it
One good thing about growing old is your secrets are safe with your friends they can't remember them either
Thats alright, the church was probably just going to steal it from the school tuition fund anyways but Kozlowski got to it first...
we have men from other churchs check our books and we have men who go over theirs. just so no one gets tempted
One good thing about growing old is your secrets are safe with your friends they can't remember them either
I believe something similar happened at a Tonawanda church possibly St Christophers a year or 2 ago.
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excuse me while I pick myself off the floor from laughing.....The District Attorney says this case is just the latest in a series of church embezzlements.
Kozlowski - sounds like a white guy. He'll get a slap on the wrist.
Maybe have to pay back $100k, and serve 6 months.
Ex-church secretary to serve 6 months
Article 112 of 2565 found.
Published on July 24, 2007
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Mark Sommer - NEWS STAFF REPORTER
Maureen Durrell, former secretary and office manager of St. Christopher Catholic Church in the Town of Tonawanda, was sentenced Monday to six months in jail and ordered to repay $135,000 in partial restitution for the $488,000 she stole from the church and then spent on lavish vacations, home improvements and family expenses between September 1998 and February 2005.
State Supreme Court Justice Penny M. Wolfgang also sentenced Durrell to five years' parole.
*** Interesting tidbit this woman stole 488K and went to jail for 6 months ex director of a food pantry stole 44k got 6 months also***
So basically she stole 10X the amount he did and received 6 months too???
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Director of soup kitchen sentenced
Article 111 of 2565 found.
Published on July 25, 2007
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Mark Sommer - NEWS STAFF REPORTER
Darren M. Strickland was admired for his community involvement and the support he gave to those living on the margins.
That's why people who know him have found it difficult to reconcile the Darren they knew -- the man who spent 10 years as executive director of Friends of Night People -- with the man sentenced Tuesday to six months in jail. He also was ordered to pay full restitution of the $44,244.03 he admitted stealing from the Allentown soup kitchen.
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(biting my tongue for, possibly, turning this into another racial thread, but) She was white, he was black.Originally Posted by Michele J
Let's just all be honest with each other, and admit that the justice system doesn't operate the same for everyone.
I agree with you( and Im tiptoeing around the race issue too) Kozlowskis chances of being out before Christmas are looking good.
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This is how it should be....Originally Posted by granpabob
We the public can go over the government books just as well as they can go over ours.
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