| Man Held for Trial in Mexico on Charges of Extorting Money From Priest Associated Press | |
| go to original November 22, 2013 |
 |
 |
MEXICO CITY – A judge in western Mexico has ordered a man to stand trial on charges that he tried to extort protection payments from a Roman Catholic priest.
The prosecutors' office in the western state of Michoacan says the man made repeated threatening telephone calls to the priest demanding money. The office identified the suspect only as Jesus Fernando M.
The office said Friday the suspect was arrested when he showed up to collect the payment.
Michoacan has been dominated for years by the pseudo-religious Knights Templar drug cartel. Local residents say the cartel has instituted systematic extortion payments from businesses, farmers and apparently even the clergy.
Read the rest at Fox News
We invite you to add your charity or supporting organizations' news stories and coming events to PVAngels so we can share them with the world. Do it now!
Celebrate a Healthy Lifestyle
From activities like hiking, swimming, bike riding and yoga, to restaurants offering healthy menus, Vallarta-Nayarit is the ideal place to continue - or start - your healthy lifestyle routine.
Banderas Bay offers 34 miles of incomparable coastline in the states of Jalisco and Nayarit, and home to Puerto Vallarta and Riviera Nayarit's many great destinations.