Retired nun will plead guilty to stealing more than $835K from Torrance Catholic school

ktla ^ | Cindy Von Quednow

[BenLurkin]

A retired nun who worked as a principal of a Catholic elementary school in Torrance has agreed to plead guilty in connection with stealing more than $835,000 in school funds to pay for personal expenses, including gambling trips, federal officials announced Tuesday.

She agreed to plead guilty to the two charges, which carry a maximum sentence of 40 years in federal prison, according to the U.S. Attorney’s office for the Central District of California.

She had been responsible for charitable donations, as well as funds the school received to pay for tuition and fees, officials said.

Officials said she diverted school funds into the convent account and the savings account and then used the diverted cash to “pay for expenses that the order would not have approved, much less paid for, including large gambling expenses incurred at casinos and certain credit card charges,” officials said.

[a fool in paradise]

That’d buy a lot of rulers

[FLNittany]

She could afford to hire people to smack you w/ the rulers at that rate.

[DIRTYSECRET]

That reminds me of a joke.

[wildcard_redneck]

Inflation has made dildos too expensive and nuns are the hardest hit. Dildos should be covered by insurance........

[a fool in paradise]

Well, it sounds like it is her turn to receive.

[jocon307]

HA! I see the headline and I think it’s got to be gambling. And there it was!

[broken_clock]

Knew about the missing money case from the local newspaper. Too bad, St. James is a nice school and church.

[ConservativeStatement]

Sister Mary Railbird.

[Ken522]

Mary Margaret Kreuper, 79, of Los Angeles ... she will not outlive whatever sentence she gets ....

[ProtectOurFreedom]

God certainly does work in mysterious ways.

[markman46]

More like sister Mary elephant

[FrdmLvr]

I see from her picture she was from one of those “liberated” worldly orders.

[bigbob]

Lotsa blackjack too

[Veggie Todd]

We’re on a mission from God.

[Organic Panic]

These crooks need to just put a “D” next to their name.

[HypatiaTaught]

Father forgive me for I have sinned, it has been 6 months since my last confession

Nothing too major only I stole $$$$...

Priest: Get out of here.

[MHGinTN]

You can bet she did the gambling out of habit ...

[decal]

“That’d buy a lot of rulers”

“...certain credit card charges”. Buy a lot of handcuffs, too.

[know.your.why]

Reminds of the Jon Bon Jovi tune “You Give Nuns a Bad Name”.