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An Italian woman who received half a million euros from the Vatican in an account in Slovenia, handed over by Cardinal Angelo Becciu under circumstances that are under investigation, was detained by police on Tuesday, Italian media reported.
Cecilia Marogna, 39, was arrested in Milan, where she resided, on an international arrest warrant issued by Interpol at the request of Vatican investigators, the Il Corriere della Sera website said.
Revelations in the Italian press about this mysterious woman, whom they now call the “Lady of the Cardinal”, or the “Lady of 500 thousand euros”, contributed to heightening suspicions about Cardinal Angelo Becciu, 72, suddenly taken from the Vatican. , on September 24, by Pope Francis, on suspicion of mismanagement of funds from the Holy See.
Marogna had told journalists in October that she had been paid as a mediator to free imprisoned nuns and priests in Africa and Asia, and for that she needed the money deposited in her company, “Logsic”, created at the end of 2018 in the capital. Slovenian.
“I did not steal a euro,” he told the Domani newspaper, adding that he had a letter from the cardinal authorizing trips and diplomatic contacts to help the Catholic Church “in difficult territories”, and said he knew “members of the leadership of the secret service. Italian”. .
Refusing to be seen as Cardinal Becciu’s mistress, she introduced herself as a “political analyst and expert consultant” to serve in the Middle East and Africa to protect the Church’s nunciations and missions.
Slovenian media also reported the case, stating that around € 200,000 was spent on luxury goods, including a € 12,000 worth of sofa.
“After so much work, I think I deserve to buy a sofa,” said Cecilia Marogna, complaining about the intrigues of the Vatican.
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