Vatican prosecutor seeks 7 years in jail for cardinal, confiscation of $460 million from 10 people
The Vatican prosecutor has asked a court to convict 10 people, including a cardinal, of a range of financial crimes, sentence them to three to 13 years in prison and order the confiscation of more than $460 million to pay the Holy See back for large fi... VATICAN CITY -- The Vatican prosecutor asked a court Wednesday to convict 10 people , including a cardinal , of a range of financial crimes, sentence them to three to 13 years in prison and order the confiscation of some 415 million euros ($460 million ) to pay the Holy See back for bad investments and financial losses over the past decade. Prosecutor Alessandro Diddi ended six days of aggressive closing arguments with his requests for a verdict and sentencing. After a summer pause, the defense and civil parties in the Vatican’s “trial of the century” will deliver their closing arguments, with Judge Giuseppe Pignatone’s court expected to deliver a verdict before the end of the year. Diddi justified the substantial requests for pri...