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  Priest's Documentation of Spending

By Michael Dinan
The Advocate [Greenwich CT]
January 23, 2007

http://www.stamfordadvocate.com/news/local/scn-sa-nor.moynihan2ajan
23,0,3298954.story?coll=stam-news-local-headlines

Six months ago, the Diocese of Bridgeport hired a private accounting firm to audit St. Michael the Archangel Church.

A week later, federal authorities alerted the diocese to a "hidden" bank account, with parish funds and controlled solely by the Rev. Michael Moynihan, totaling $1.4 million.

Moynihan documented how $845,000 of that money was spent.

He wasn't able to document, but has tried to explain, how the rest of it -Ê $528,967 -Êhas been spent.

Here is a summary of the unaccounted spending:

• Checks written to 'cash' or to Moynihan: $44,200

• Check payments to individuals (includes $44,800 to church employees): $88,825

• Payments to "various other payees:" $60,059

• Vendors: $194,133

• Meals: $32,476

• Travel: $18,924

• Equestrian program: $12,902

• School-related: $5,4522

• Parish-related: $44,341

• Gifts: $2,482

• (Unexplained): $25,173 Total: $528,967

 
 

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