The claims come as Pope Leo is desperately trying to clean up the Catholic Church’s reputation after years of scandal.
The Vatican is facing allegations it used a "skeleton key for money laundering" by illegally manipulating bank transfers.
The city state's former top financial cop ― who was forced out in 2017 ― has claimed that its payroll agency was able to alter the names and account numbers on transactions after they were made, masking the identity of recipients and senders.
The implication would be enormous because it would have made it possible for Vatican officials to wire funds to private clients without revealing who they were, possibly enabling unlimited money laundering and violating the most basic anti-fraud rules.
More: https://www.politico.eu/article/vatican-financial-obscure-transactions-claims-bank-transfers-money-laundering/
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