On the popular BBC comedy Father Ted, the premise turned on Father Ted's supposed embezzling of parish funds which led him to exile in on isolated Craggy Island.
Turns out that Father Ted is alive and well and living in the Chicago area. The Cook County Public Guardian is investigating Father Ted's financial dealings.
Is Father Dougal or Father Jack in the picture this time?
Father Thaddeus Dzieszko did his priest business, visiting the sick and the home-bound. Over the course of his calls on Waleria Krzemien, he ended up as the trustee of her estate, with her home left to him after Ms. Krzemien's death.
There's always a relative waiting in the wings, and Ms. Krzemien has a niece who learned of the situation and filed a complaint.
She's family, after all, and she might have had her eye on the property for a long time.
The public guardian's interest stems from the involvement of the law firm of Przybylo and Kubiatowski, which has engaged in shady deals regarding fleecing the elderly in the past.
Father Ted has stepped down while the Archdiocese conducts a forensic audit. He doesn't believe he did anything wrong, and says he didn't understand the documents he signed. He's relinquished any control he was given over Ms. Krzemien's property.
Is there any parish equivalent to Craggy Island? Father Ted may end up re-assigned if the Chancery Office doesn't agree with his avowals of innocence.
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