9 minutes agoArrested for money laundering, Pope sacks San Diego bishop
Periskopi(4 months ago)
(4 months ago)Pope Leo has accepted the resignation of a Catholic bishop in San Diego, who was arrested by local authorities on suspicion of stealing $250,000 from his congregation, the Vatican announced. On March 5, he was arrested at San Diego International Airport while trying to leave the United States. He is accused [...]
On March 5, he was arrested at San Diego International Airport while trying to leave the United States. He is accused of embezzlement and money laundering.
Bishop Emmanuel Hannah Shalette had led the small Chaldean Catholic community in California since 2017.
He was acquitted of 16 counts of embezzlement and money laundering at a hearing Monday, according to local media reports.
