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Their expulsion was deemed opportune by the Vatican, according to Fiorenza Sarzanini in the Corriere della Sera daily, because Cipriani and Tulli are of interest in an inquiry launched by Rome prosecutors in 2010 into money-laundering.
The investigation is set to wind up in the next few days and will likely see them charged, she said, for "knowingly permitting illicit activities to be carried out."
The police probe began with the spectacular seizure of 23 million euros ($26 million) from the Institute for Religious Works (IOR) -- as the bank is known -- after suspicious cash transfers set alarm bells ringing.
The money was released once the IOR agreed to cooperate in the investigation, but Rome prosecutors continued to investigate Cipriani, Tulli and Gotti Tedeschi.