Father Arsenio Isidoro and Ana G., a 56-year-old manager who, according to the Ministry of Public Opinion (MP), maintained a relationship with the priest, are accused of embezzling about 800,000 euros from various private social solidarity institutions (IPSS). Which caused.
Arsenio Isidoro was president of six institutions and always delegated the functions of treasurer or account management to Ana G. At the time of the crime, from 2007 to 2016, the woman was married.
According to national press reports, the defendants used money stolen from institutions to live in luxury. In 2010, the priest bought a Porsche “Panamera” for 167,000 euros with receipts signed by the owner and on behalf of the IPSS they were running.
In addition to a car, boat, travel and luxury clothing, they bought land to build a house with an indoor pool in Peniche. The couple spent €210,000 on a residence project that was never built.
All leading institutions were located in the vicinity of the capital. They were in charge of the Casa do Gaiato de Loures, the Protective Association Florinhas de Rua, the Community Center and the Church Factory of the Parish of Ramada, the Liga à Vida Association and the Maria da Conceição Ferrão Pimentel Charitable Institute – this IPSS received, from social security, 2.5 million during the period from 2008 to 2014.
Father Arsenio Isidoro renounced the priestly life in 2016 when he was brought to justice by the Lisbon judicial police. According to national press reports, the couple will face the Loures Court for breach of trust and money laundering.