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Church in Luxembourg

New arrest in Caritas Luxembourg embezzlement scandal

Italian police have arrested a woman over the laundering of $70m embezzled from Caritas Luxembourg.

Luke Coppen
Jun 12, 2026
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Italian police have arrested a woman on suspicion of playing a major role in laundering around 61 million euros (approximately $70 million) embezzled from Caritas Luxembourg.

The entrance to Caritas Luxembourg’s headquarters in Luxembourg City. Credit: Bdx/Wikimedia CC0.

The 41-year-old suspect was detained in northwestern Rome, Italy’s Corriere della Ser…

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