The former head of the Vatican Bank, Angelo Caloia has been found guilty of money laundering by the Vatican court and sentenced to 9 years in prison. As reported by GreatGameIndia earlier, bankrupted by sexual abuse cases, US Roman Catholic Church is one of the biggest beneficiary of taxpayer-backed Coronavirus aid with more than $1.4 billion
Former Head Of Vatican Bank Angelo Caloia Found Guilty of Money Laundering. Sentenced To 9 Years In Prison
Angelo Caloia now becomes the highest-ranking Vatican official to be convicted of a financial crime, almost eight year, 11 month jail term.
Caloia was president of the bank known as Institute of Works of Religion (IOR) from 1999 to 2009. He and two lawyers who consulted for the bank were charged with embezzling money while managing the sale of Italian real estate owned by IOR between 2001-2008, allegedly declaring less than the actual amount of the sale.
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