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Churches, Temples, and Financial Crimes

A Judicial Perspective of the Abuse of Faith

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Authors:
  1. Fausto Martin De Sanctis

    1. Tribunal Regional Federal 3rd Region, São Paulo, Brazil

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  • Includes criminal cases challenging regulation of finance and accounting within religious institutions

  • Provides a detailed understanding of the weaknesses present in the managing of churches or temples today

  • Discusses proposals to improve the prevention against financial crimes within churches and temples

  • Serves as a guide for law enforcement, prosecutors, judges, and others involved in efforts to curb financial crimes in religious institutions

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Introduction

    • Fausto Martin De Sanctis
    Pages 1-3

  3. Religious Freedom

    • Fausto Martin De Sanctis
    Pages 5-28

  4. Government Regulation of Religious Organizations

    • Fausto Martin De Sanctis
    Pages 29-44

  5. Criminal Investigations and Cases Involving Financial Crimes Practiced by and Through Religious Institutions

    • Fausto Martin De Sanctis
    Pages 45-87

  6. International Religious Activities and Legal Cooperation for Repatriation of Assets

    • Fausto Martin De Sanctis
    Pages 89-109

  7. Payments Through Illegal and Disguised Means, and the Misuse of Churches, Temples, NGOs, Trusts, Associations, and Foundations

    • Fausto Martin De Sanctis
    Pages 111-123

  8. Conclusions

    • Fausto Martin De Sanctis
    Pages 125-131

  9. Proposals to Improve the War Against Financial Crimes Within Temples and Churches

    • Fausto Martin De Sanctis
    Pages 133-152

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 153-154
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About this book

This eye-opening volume examines ways in which religious institutions can be misused to mask illegal financial dealings, and steps law enforcement can take to combat these criminal activities. The chapters review legal rights and responsibilities of churches and the types of loopholes that can allow unscrupulous practices to flourish. This book offers local and global proposals for the study and practice of improving financial transparency for religious organizations, and assessing and curbing monetary crimes within their ranks. A sampling of criminal cases of financial wrongdoing by churches and temples spotlights the ingenuity involved in such scams as well as in the ongoing fight against them. Included in the coverage: • Religious freedom in the U.S. and Brazilian constitutional orders • Government regulation of religious organizations • Criminal investigations and cases involving financial crimes practiced by and through religious institutions • International religious activities and legal cooperation for repatriation of assets • Payments through illegal and disguised means, and the misuse of churches, temples, and charitable organizations •Proposals to improve the war against financial crimes within temples and churches Its unique subject matter and depth of information makes Churches, Temples, and Financial Crimes distinctly useful for professionals involved in efforts to curb this form of crime, particularly law enforcement personnel, prosecutors, and judges.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Tribunal Regional Federal 3rd Region, São Paulo, Brazil

    Fausto Martin De Sanctis

About the author

Fausto Martin De Sanctis holds a Doctorate in Criminal Law from the University of São Paulo’s School of Law (USP) and an advanced degree in Civil Procedure from the Federal University of Brasilia (UnB) in Brazil. He was a Public Defender in São Paulo from 1989-1990, and a State Court Judge, also in São Paulo, from 1990-1991, until he was appointed to the Federal Courts. He is currently a Federal Appellate Judge in Brazil’s Federal Court for the Third Region, with jurisdiction over the states of São Paulo and Mato Grosso do Sul. He is also the Deputy Director of the Federal Judicial School and a member of the Portuguese Language Law Jurists Community (CJLP). Since 2013, he has been an Advisory Council Member for the Brazil-U.S. Legal and Judicial Studies Program at American University Washington College of Law. Judge De Sanctis was selected to handle a specialized federal court created in Brazil to exclusively hear complex cases involving financial crimes and money laundering offenses. He is a world known expert on this topic and has been invited to participate in programs and conferences both in Brazil as well as internationally. From April 2 to September 28, 2012, Judge De Sanctis was a fellow at Federal Judicial Center in Washington, DC.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Churches, Temples, and Financial Crimes

  • Book Subtitle: A Judicial Perspective of the Abuse of Faith

  • Authors: Fausto Martin De Sanctis

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-15681-1

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Humanities, Social Sciences and Law, Social Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-15680-4Published: 09 April 2015

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-36771-2Published: 06 October 2016

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-15681-1Published: 28 March 2015

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIII, 154

  • Topics: Criminology and Criminal Justice, general, Popular Science in Law

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