Posted on 03/30/2021 6:16:00 PM PDT by marshmallow
ROME (AP) — A British judge has blasted Vatican prosecutors for making “appalling” misrepresentations to the court about their investigation into the Holy See’s investment in a London real estate deal, determining they don’t have much of a case against their key suspect.
In a remarkable ruling made public this week, Judge Tony Baumgartner of Southwark Crown Court reversed another judge’s decision to seize the British-based bank accounts of broker Gianluigi Torzi and awarded Torzi legal fees.
The Vatican had requested the seizure as part of its corruption investigation into Torzi and other suspects whom prosecutors accuse of fleecing the Holy See of millions in fees stemming from its 350 million-euro investment in a luxury building in London’s Chelsea neighborhood.
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What a mess. The Vatican should stay out of worldly ventures.
“The Vatican should stay out of worldly ventures.”
The Vatican was trying to widen their net for potential income. The Church is having financial issues.
La Storia Vecchia, get woke, go broke.
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