Vatican
City, 12 July 2013 (VIS) – The director of the Holy See Press
Office, Fr. Federico Lombardi S.J., gave the following update this
morning regarding the ongoing investigations into the case of Msgr.
Nunzio Scarano by the competent authorities. Msgr. Scarano was the
director of the accounting analysis service of the Administration of
the Patrimony of the Apostolic See (APSA) and was arrested at the end
of June by Italian authorities in the context of a corruption and
fraud investigation.
“By
court order on the 9th of July, the Vatican Promoter of Justice has
frozen funds at the IOR attributed to suspended Vatican employee
Nunzio Scarano as part of an ongoing investigation by the Vatican
judicial authorities. The investigation was triggered by several
suspicious transaction reports filed with AIF and could be extended
to additional individuals.
“IOR
commissioned an objective review by Promontory Financial Group of the
facts and circumstances of the accounts in question and is fully
cooperating with the Vatican Financial Intelligence Unit AIF and
judicial authorities to bring full transparency in this matter.
“The
IOR is currently undergoing an outside review by Promontory Financial
Group of all client relationships and the anti-money-laundering
procedures it has in place. In parallel, the Institute is
implementing appropriate improvements to its structures and
procedures. This process was initiated in May 2013 and is expected to
be largely concluded by the end of 2013. Over the past weeks, the IOR
nominated a Chief Risk Officer at Directorate level with a specific
brief to focus on compliance, and introduced measures to
substantially strengthen the reporting system.
“As
President Ernst von Freyberg recently pointed out, the IOR is
systematically identifying and will have zero tolerance for any
activity, whether conducted by laity or clergy, that is illegal or
outside the Statutes of the Institute.”
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