CTV
September 17, 2011
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| Fr. Joe LeClair speaks publicly for the first time after his gambling addiciton was exposed in April. |
Officials from Ottawa's Blessed Sacrament Church said Saturday police will be investigating financial irregularities at the church.
An audit was done of the church's finances after the church's former priest Father Joe Leclair admitted earlier this year he had a gambling problem.
This came after the Ottawa Citizen reported he had allegedly written $250,000 in cheques to himself from the church account and advanced $137,000 of church money to his credit card.
"Our review has found there are questionable transactions that require further investigation," said the vicar general in a statement.
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