Hathaway's ex-boyfriend arrested

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Anne Hathaway’s Boyfriend Uses Catholic Church in Scam
Published 6/25/2008 by abby at Yeeeah! - Snarky Celebrity Gossip
... It looks like Anne Hathaway pulled out of the relationship just in time, because things just went from bad to oh-shit-I’m-screwed for her ex-boyfriend Raffaello Follieri. The 29-year old Italian businessman is staring down 20 years in prison for posing as an agent of the Vatican in order to scam investors out millions of dollars. The 18-page indictment charges ...

No Hope in Pope: Hathaway's Ex in Hell of a Jam
Published 6/25/2008 by John Del Signore at Gothamist
... The allegation most treasured by the tabloids has to do with Follieri’s bogus claims that he was formally appointed financial manager for the Vatican, therefore able to buy Church property at below-market prices. To maintain the ruse, prosecutors say Follieri hired two monsignors to accompany him to business meetings. He also kept different ceremonial robes in his office, and once asked a monsignor to change out of his robes and don the robe of a more senior clergyman to lend a meeting more clout. ...