An arraignment is set for this afternoon for San Diego Bishop Emmanuel Shaleta. He is a leader at St. Peter Chaldean Catholic Cathedral in El Cajon.
He was arrested at San Diego International airport on March 5th while attempting to leave the country.
He is accused of embezzling funds from his congregation. He denies the charges.
According to an article published last month in The Pillar, a news agency that covers issues related to the Catholic Church, Shaleta allegedly may have misappropriated rental payments for a property owned by the church — potentially as much as $1 million — and purportedly frequented a Tijuana brothel…