CONNECTICUT
The Valley Gazette
Fr. Honore Kombo of St. Augustine Seymour has been removed from his post while an investigation into financial irregularities continues. The parish sent the following letter to parishioners yesterday:
Saint Augustine Church
Seymour, Connecticut
July , 2015
Dear Parishioners,
Because of the news about Father Kombo last weekend many of you were surprised, upset, or had many questions. We are now hearing more questions and unreliable stories that are “floating” around our community of faith.
Although, at this point in time, we can not relate the entire story to you as it would jeopardize the on-going investigation, we were given permission by Reverend Shawn Daly, the Vicar for Priests, to give you a synopsis of what has been happening.
At the beginning of the 2015 year, your Finance Council, the Church Trustees, and the Parish Office began to notice discrepancies in the church’s 2014 financial reports.
After a number of meetings we determined that this was a situation that we did not clearly understand nor were we able to grasp the depth of what was happening. It was decided that we needed to alert several key offices at the Chancery as to what we were finding. Representatives from the Financial Office in Hartford immediately came down to St. Augustine’s and conducted a comprehensive forensic audit of all our accounts, reports and financial paperwork.
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