Italian officials say a Vatican cleric has been arrested in connection with an investigation into the scandal-plagued Vatican bank, known as the Institute for Works of Religion.
Monsignor Nunzio Scarano, who was arrested Friday, had worked in the Vatican's financial administration.
Authorities say a member of Italy's secret service and a financier were also arrested Friday as part of the probe into the men's involvement in the plot to illegally bring $26 million into Italy from Switzerland.
Scarano, who was recently suspended from his Vatican post, is under investigation in another case by the southern city of Salerno for alleged money laundering.
Monsignor Nunzio Scarano, who was arrested Friday, had worked in the Vatican's financial administration.
Authorities say a member of Italy's secret service and a financier were also arrested Friday as part of the probe into the men's involvement in the plot to illegally bring $26 million into Italy from Switzerland.
Scarano, who was recently suspended from his Vatican post, is under investigation in another case by the southern city of Salerno for alleged money laundering.
