Vatican Bishop Arrested on Not-so-pure Fraud Charge

MSN
June 28, 2013

http://now.msn.com/nunzio-scarano-vatican-bishop-arrested-for-alleged-financial-plot


If Dan Brown's casting around for a plot twist for his next blockbuster tale, hopefully he's watching the news. Senior Vatican bishop, Monsignore Nunzio Scarano, has reportedly been arrested in an alleged plot to illegally bring $26 million into Italy on a government plane. It comes straight on the heels of Pope Francis ordering an unprecedented internal investigation into the uber-secretive Vatican Bank. (And we thought he was just busy with heart-warming stuff like offering kids rides on the popemobile and washing inmates' feet.) Scarano's been under police investigation, and his arrest, along with a secret service agent and a financial broker, could be a major step in Pope Francis' plan to purify the ailing reputation of the bank and its $7.1 billion in assets. [Source]