The San Diego County Sheriff’s Fraud Unit is actively investigating a high-ranking member of the Chaldean Catholic Eparchy of St. Peter the Apostle of San Diego. A spokesperson for the department confirmed Monday they are looking at allegations of “financial mishandling”.
That investigation comes after a published article in The Pillar, which is comprised of a team of Catholic journalists who uncover church issues.
The Pillar article states that documents show 60-year-old Bishop Emanuel Shaleta may have misappropriated funds that came in the form of rental payments for a property owned by the church. According to The Pillar, he then repaid that money with funds reserved for charity. More than $427,000 is missing, but the article states the number could be as high as $1 million…