Nuns improperly took as much as $500,000 from Catholic school to gamble in Vegas
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https://www.presstelegram.com/2018/12/05/nuns-improperly-took-as-much-as-500000-from-torrance-catholic-school/
Two longtime nuns at St. James Catholic School in Torrance allegedly embezzled as much as $500,000 in tuition, fees and donations, perhaps spending some of the money on trips
and gambling at casinos while telling parents the school was operating on a shoestring budget, officials and parents said.
The apparent scandal came to light last week when the church’s small, K-8 school announced that it had notified police that Sister Mary Margaret Kreuper, and Sister Lana Chang, who
both had retired earlier this year, were “involved in the personal use of a substantial amount of school funds.” But the nuns had expressed remorse, and the archdiocese and the church
were not pursuing criminal charges. Kreuper was the school’s principal, and Chang taught there.
Michael Meyers, the church’s monsignor, told the crowd of a few hundred people that the archdiocese launched an internal investigation six months ago after the organization
performed a standard audit of procedures ahead of Kreuper’s retirement after 28 years at the school. Around the same time, Meyers said, a family happened to request a copy of a
check made out to the school, and the staff noticed it had been deposited in a bank account other than the school’s.
The archdiocese then hired an independent forensic auditor for a deeper review. Without the red flags raised by the check, Kreuper’s “strange” behavior and a tip made to an
archdiocese ethics hotline, officials said the school would never have known about the problem.
Many parents were outraged with the decision not to press charges, with some remarking that if the nuns were lay people, they would certainly be in jail. Others called for the
restitution to be used to give teachers pay raises and for expenses they said Kreuper claimed the school could not afford, such as awnings for an outdoor eating area.
Other parents said it was well-known that Kreuper and Chang traveled often and went gambling, but that they claimed they were gifted the trips by a rich relative.
So for the church, about normal really
And Jesus removed the moneylenders from the temple and said "double or nothin'"
What do you expect from people who work at a catholic school?
jesus take the wheel and give mama an 8
"The money was just resting in my account."
You shouldn't be copying Father Ted.
only 500K? seems like that state needs to set up a charter program to help fund this school.
Sorry but that is fucking hilarous
This is what happens when you include microtransactions in your videogames.
What a dumb fucking comment to make, I went to a private catholic school and majority of my teachers were great.
Is there a proper way to do this?
Funny, I went to a private catholic school and they kicked me out solely because I had a medical condition and wasn't seen as good enough stock for them.
To hell with catholic schools.
i went to a catholic school and the majority of the priest-teachers abused children
