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Bishop Emanuel Shaleta
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Chaldean Catholic Church

Shaleta arrest warrant details embezzlement case

‘The cash received by Bishop Shaleta was never placed into the [needy] accounts’

The Pillar
May 11, 2026
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While a search warrant remains sealed by court order, a recently unsealed arrest warrant details the extent of financial crimes alleged against Chaldean Bishop Emmanuel Shaleta, whose resignation from ecclesiastical office was accepted by Pope Leo XIV in early March.

Assyrian Catholic bishop under investigation for embezzlement and brothel  visits
Bishop Emanuel Shaleta. Credit: Chaldean Eparchy of Saint Peter the Apostle of San Diego.

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