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Vatican finances

Torzi was released from Vatican custody while bail money never showed

News: Vatican finances

The Pillar
Mar 29, 2021
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The businessman at the center of the Vatican financial scandal was released from Vatican custody last year after agreeing to post a bond of nearly 3 million euros. The bail money was not actually sent to Rome, but that didn’t stop from Vatican officials from releasing him anyway.

Members of the Vatican City State’s national police force. Credit: Gaspard …

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