Emmanuel Shaleta pleads not guilty after he is arrested at San Diego International Airport while attempting to leave for Germany and the Vatican accepts his resignation, naming Saad Hanna Sirop as temporary administrator of the Eparchy of St. Peter the Apostle.Prosecutors allege that Emmanuel Shaleta embezzled about $270,000 from St. Peter Chaldean Cathedral, report finding more than $9,000 in his bag when he was stopped, and cite investigative reporting by The Pillar that says missing funds could range from $427,000 to as much as $1 million.Bail is set at $125,000 with prosecutors calling
Emmanuel Shaleta a flight risk and seeking a GPS monitor, he spends nights in custody, his attorney
Sharon Appelbaum vows to challenge the charges, and supporters at the El Cajon courthouse publicly defend him.