ROME - A senior Catholic prelate arrested last month used his influence
at the Vatican to provide private, illegal financial services for rich
friends, Italian investigators say in a judicial document.
They say Monsignor Nunzio Scarano, who is the target of two Italian investigations and had accounts at the Vatican bank, engaged in "totally private, illegal activity which was also aimed at serving outsiders".
Scarano was arrested in Rome on June 28 along with a self-styled financier and a member of Italy's secret services and formally accused of taking part in a plot to smuggle 20 million euros ($26.28 million) into Italy from Switzerland. .
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They say Monsignor Nunzio Scarano, who is the target of two Italian investigations and had accounts at the Vatican bank, engaged in "totally private, illegal activity which was also aimed at serving outsiders".
Scarano was arrested in Rome on June 28 along with a self-styled financier and a member of Italy's secret services and formally accused of taking part in a plot to smuggle 20 million euros ($26.28 million) into Italy from Switzerland. .
Read more at :http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/318520/economy/moneyandbanking/arrested-vatican-prelate-acted-as-private-banker-italian-investigators
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