Nicaragua gov't accuses Catholic church of money laundering, freezes accounts

The accounts would be linked to people convicted of treason. President Ortega's government has intensified attacks on the Catholic Church in the wake of protests against it in 2018.

Nicaragua govt accuses Catholic Church of money laundering, freezes accounts

MANAGUA, May 28 — Nicaraguan police said on Saturday they are investigating several dioceses of the Catholic Church for money laundering, a day after local media reported that the bank accounts of parishes in the Central American country had been frozen. The police, loyal to the government of President Daniel Ortega which has clashed fiercely with Nicaragua’s bishops, said that since May 19 they found “hundreds of thousands of dollars” in Church…

Nicaragua gov't accuses Catholic church of money laundering, freezes accounts

Nicaraguan police said on Saturday, May 27, they are investigating several dioceses of the Catholic Church for money laundering, a day after local media reported that the bank accounts of parishes in the Central American country had been frozen. The police, loyal to the government of President Daniel Ortega which has clashed fiercely with Nicaragua’s bishops, said that since May 19 they found “hundreds of thousands of dollars” in Church faciliti…

Nicaragua govt accuses Catholic Church of money laundering, freezes accounts

Nicaraguan police said on Saturday they are investigating several dioceses of the Catholic Church for money laundering, a day after local media reported that the bank accounts of parishes in the Central American country had been frozen.

Nicaragua government accuses Catholic Church of money laundering, freezes accounts

(Reuters) - Nicaraguan police said on Saturday they are investigating several dioceses of the Catholic Church for money laundering, a day after local media reported that the bank accounts of parishes in the Central American country had been frozen. Read full story

Nicaragua government accuses Catholic Church of money laundering, freezes accounts

(Reuters) - Nicaraguan police said on Saturday they are investigating several dioceses of the Catholic Church for money laundering, a day after local media reported that the bank accounts of parishes in the Central American country had been frozen. The police, loyal to the government of President Daniel Ortega which has clashed fiercely with Nicaragua's bishops, said that since May 19 they found "hundreds of thousands of dollars" in Church f…