Victoria police not investigating Vatican money transfers to Australia


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  • Friday, 23 Oct 2020

FILE PHOTO: Former Vatican economy minister George Pell arrives at Rome's Fiumicino Airport after travelling for the first time since his acquittal on child sex abuse charges in Australia, September 30, 2020. REUTERS/Alberto Lingria/File Photo

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Police in the Australian state of Victoria said they were not conducting any further investigation into a transfer of monies from the Vatican to Australia that they were alerted to by the financial crimes watchdog.

Victoria Police said in a statement that the Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC) had made them aware of "transfer of monies from the Vatican over a period of time to Australia", but had not advised them of any suspicious activity related to the transactions.

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