Cardinal Is Cleared in Suspect Funds Inquiry
From Times Wire Reports
A money-laundering probe that focused on a Roman Catholic cardinal and the origin of church construction funds has been dropped, a federal prosecutor announced.
The investigation was based on a complaint by a former attorney general alleging that Cardinal Juan Sandoval or his subordinates might have accepted donations from drug traffickers.
The charges, made public in September, outraged clerics. Deputy Atty. Gen. Jose Vasconcelos said no evidence of wrongdoing was discovered.
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