CorD Magazine, August 2021 issue no. 202

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Affair

POPE FRANCIS STEPS UP BATTLE AGAINST CORRUPTION INSIDE THE VATICAN

Vatican Indicts Cardinal And 9 Others

For Money Laundering A Vatican judge has ordered 10 people, including an Italian cardinal, to stand trial for alleged financial crimes including embezzlement, money laundering, fraud, extortion and abuse of office. Those indicted include Cardinal Angelo Becciu (73), who was fired by the pope last year, the former heads of the Vatican’s financial intelligence unit, and two Italian brokers involved in the Vatican’s purchase of a building in a luxury area of London. 24

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