▁of ▁the ▁country ▁and ▁which ▁contained ▁volumes ▁of ▁inc rimin ating ▁information ▁against ▁U sta še ▁war ▁crim inals . ▁Ste pin ac ▁was ▁transferred ▁back ▁home ▁to ▁the ▁village ▁of ▁Kra š ić ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁and ▁died ▁in ▁his ▁residence ▁seven ▁years ▁later . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁Pope ▁John ▁Paul ▁II ▁beat ified ▁him . ▁ ▁U sta še ▁gold ▁ ▁The ▁U sta še ▁hiding ▁in ▁Pont ific al ▁Cro at ian ▁College ▁of ▁St . ▁Jer ome ▁brought ▁a ▁large ▁amount ▁of ▁lo oted ▁gold ▁with ▁them ; ▁this ▁was ▁later ▁moved ▁to ▁other ▁V at ican ▁extr ater rit orial ▁property ▁and / or ▁the ▁V at ican ▁Bank . ▁Although ▁this ▁gold ▁would ▁be ▁worth ▁hundreds ▁of ▁thousands ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁US ▁dollars , ▁it ▁constit uted ▁only ▁a ▁small ▁percentage ▁of ▁the ▁gold ▁lo oted ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁mostly ▁by ▁the ▁Naz is . ▁According ▁to ▁Ph ayer , ▁" top ▁V at ican ▁personnel ▁would ▁have ▁known ▁the ▁where about s ▁of ▁the ▁gold ." ▁ ▁Sur v iving ▁vict ims ▁of ▁the ▁U sta še ▁and ▁their ▁next ▁of ▁kin ▁living ▁in ▁California ▁brought ▁a ▁class ▁action ▁law suit ▁against ▁the ▁V at ican ▁bank ▁and ▁others ▁in ▁US ▁federal ▁court , ▁Al per in ▁v . ▁V at ican ▁Bank . ▁Specifically , ▁the ▁V at ican ▁bank ▁was ▁charged ▁with ▁la und ering ▁and ▁converting ▁" the ▁U sta š