The Vatican court dropped the extradition order it issued against the Italian Cecilia Marogna, whom it accused of embezzling the funds it received from Cardinal Angelo Becciu, defenestrated by Pope Francis, after some financial scandals.
During today’s hearing in the Court of Milan, in which a verdict on the extradition request issued by the Vatican was to be pronounced and for which Marogna was arrested on October 13, the request not to “continue” was read by the Justice of the Holy See.
The question now remains whether Marogna will continue to be investigated for embezzlement by the Vatican Court, as there has been no official communication.
After his arrest, Marogna was later released pending the extradition process.
The Sardinian businesswoman had been accredited to Cardinal Becciu, then deputy (deputy) in the Secretary of State, as an expert in foreign policy.
According to information from the newspapers Domani and Corriere della Sera, when he was the powerful replacement for the Secretary of State (2011-2018), Becciu gave about 500,000 euros to Marogna, the head of a company based in Slovenia, and an expert in security and international relations, to create a safety net for some weddings.
An investigation carried out by the television program “Le Iene” of the channel “Italia1” revealed that part of this money, about 200,000 euros, was used to buy luxury items, such as 12,000 euros for a sofa, 2,200 for a Prada bag, another 1,400 for a Tod and 8,000 for a Chanel.
This was one of the chapters that the press revealed about Becciu’s leadership when he was the deputy secretary of state and after, surprisingly, Francisco removed him on September 24 from his position as prefect of the Cause of the Saints and also his rights as a cardinal, perhaps thinking of a future trial.
Regarding a possible criminal prosecution of Becciu, the Italian weekly “L’Espresso” and the daily “Domani” They assured that the cardinal is being investigated by the Vatican prosecutor’s office for embezzling funds that he directed. his brothers’ companies and the case of the money given to Marogna and his lack of supervision was also added to the charges.