Monday, 26 March 2018

Catholic bishop arrested in Brazil for diverting tithes and offerings

Jose Ribeiro, the Bishop of Formaso along with other Catholic clergymen was arrested by the Brazilian police on Monday on allegation that they stole about 2 million reais ($608,000) from church coffers.


According to state prosecutors, the bishop, who was appointed to the Formosa diocese in 2014, is suspected of leading a sophisticated scheme that diverted funds from church coffers.

Phone taps revealed how the group laundered the money by purchasing a cattle ranch, a lottery agency, phones, luxury cars, designer watches and gold chains. A large amount of foreign currencies were also found.

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