Emmanuel Shaleta pleads not guilty after his arrest at San Diego International Airport and faces felony counts reported variously as 15 to 17 while prosecutors say he had more than $9,000 in cash when stopped en route to Germany.Prosecutors allege Shaleta embezzled about $270,000 from St. Peter Chaldean Cathedral and investigative reporting by The Pillar and an internal church complaint say missing funds could total $427,000 to as much as $1 million; the New York Post names the Tijuana venue as the Hong Kong Gentlemen's Club.Shaleta has spent multiple nights in custody with bail set at $125,000, prosecutors call him a flight risk and seek a GPS monitor, the
Vatican accepts his resignation and names
Saad Hanna Sirop as temporary administrator, and his lawyer
Sharon Appelbaum vows to fight the charges.