Catholic priest accused of stealing $40K from Pennsylvania church to pay for cellphone games

US Priest Spends $40,000 Of Church Funds On Candy Crush, Arrested

During his police interrogation, he disclosed that he was seeking therapy to address his addiction to gaming and gaming-related spending.

Priest arrested for using $40,000 of parish funds on mobile games, including Candy Crush and Mario Kart

Reverend Lawrence Kozak, 51, was charged with theft and other related crimes for allegedly using a church credit card to spend $41,879.83 on mobile games between September 2019 and July 2022, reports The Philadelphia Inquirer (via Kotaku).Read Entire Article

Priest Allegedly Spent $40,000 On Candy Crush Using Church's Credit Card

A Catholic priest in Pottstown, Pennsylvania allegedly used a church credit card to spend over $40,000 on “power-ups” in mobile games Mario Kart Tour and Candy Crush over a three-year span.Read more...

Catholic priest allegedly spends $40K of parish money on Candy Crush, slot machine apps

He is scheduled to be arraigned on Thursday.

Pa. priest accused of stealing $40K for Candy Crush, other phone games

Police have accused a Catholic priest in Montgomery County of stealing over $40,000 from a Chester County parish in order to fund his addiction to cell phone games. The Rev. Lawrence Kozak, 51, of Pottstown, has been charged with theft and related crimes, according to reports from 6ABC and the

Catholic priest stole $40K of church money to play Candy Crush, slot machine games, police say

A Catholic priest in Pennsylvania is accused of stealing more than $40,000 from the church to play Candy Crush and slot games, according to authorities.