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Vermont Diocese Trusts Under Fire | Burlington News
In Vermont, a shocking revelation from a 2020 job interview has rocked the Catholic Diocese: a former applicant claims church leaders asked her to help move millions into trusts to shield assets from abuse lawsuits — essentially ensuring no money would be left to pay survivors. Now, attorneys for abuse victims argue the trusts violate state law, while the diocese insists the funds belong to individual schools and parishes. Celeste Heinonen, who declined the job and later shared the story with a survivor’s lawyer, described the request as ethically horrifying. Mediation has stalled, and with…
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