[2] When Miccichè faced charges of financial mismanagement and embezzlement in 2011, the Vatican ordered an investigation conducted by Bishop Domenico Mogavero between June and December of that year.
"[3][7] He said he accepted Benedict's action "in a spirit of obedience", but attributed the charges against him to the enemies he made in denouncing the Mafia and Masonry.
[10] Plotti confirmed that Miccichè had purchased a large penthouse apartment in the center of Rome using funds meant for charity.
"[11] In December 2015, civil authorities announced that they had seized works of art and jewelry valued at two million Euros from Miccichè's apartment, items they said belonged to churches in the Trapani diocese.
[12] La Repubblica had reported the previous day that Miccichè had on several occasions requested a Vatican appointment that would remove him from Italian jurisdiction.