CONNECTICUT
Valley Independent Sentinel
BY Ethan Fry | MAR 14, 2016
Detectives probing embezzlement allegations at a Seymour Catholic church spent nearly a year following a paper trail in the case, tracking much of the money from local bank accounts to locations as far-flung as Canada and central Africa.
Their conclusion? The Rev. Honore Kombo, the parish priest of St. Augustine’s on Washington Avenue, had taken tens of thousands of dollars intended for the church and used it for other purposes.
In interviews with police, Kombo told cops that he had “no ill intentions.” He said the money he took went to support programs in his native Congo, and would be paid back.
“It is very unfortunate what I did and I’m deeply sorry but it was not for ill intention and I’m responsible for it,” Kombo is quoted in an arrest warrant as telling detectives. “I will accept whatever the law sees fit in cases like this.”
Seymour police charged Kombo with first-degree larceny Feb. 29.
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