Vatican bank accounts

Oh this is not good.

Police say Monsignor Nunzio Scarano's Vatican bank accounts had been used to transfer millions of dollars in fictitious donations from offshore companies. Police said millions in euros had been seized and that other arrest warrants were issued. http://news.msn.com/crime-justice/vatican-monsignor-arrested-for-money-laundering


A local priest was also placed under house arrest and a notary public was suspended for alleged involvement in the money-laundering plot. Police said in all, 52 people were under investigation.


Scarano's lawyer, Silverio Sica, said his client merely took donations from people he thought were acting in good faith to fund a home for the terminally ill. He conceded, however, that Scarano used the money to pay off a mortgage. http://tbo.com/ap/business/vatican-m...581d92c2f97657

"Financial police" from Salerno? How very interesting! I wonder how they got jurisdiction. And I wonder exactly who they are, too.