Two Southern California nuns caught embezzling approximately half a million dollars in 10 years-long theft from St James Catholic school. Sister Mary Marga. But two Californian sisters were last week found to have flagrantly broken their vows after the St James Catholic school in Torrance where they worked alleged they had robbed the institute of $500,000. Sister Margaret Kreuper, a principal at the school for 29 years, and Sister Lana Chang, a teacher there for about 20, would reportedly tell parents the school was on a very tight budget, while allegedly splashing out on gambling trips, the school's attorney said. The nuns, described as best friends, admitted to stealing the money over the course of around 10 years. The sisters, described as best friends, both retired earlier this year. Officials made the discovery in June after performing a routine audit following the principal's retirement. Nuns ‘steal' $500k to gamble in Vegas by Alexandra Klausner 12th Dec 2018 1:49 PM 0. TWO nuns who formerly worked at St James Catholic. Two US nuns accused of stealing half a million dollars from an already cash-strapped school to squander it on casinos have been spared trial, US news outlet the Daily Breeze reports. SISTER ACT: Two nuns accused of stealing $500k from school for gambling escape trial 7 Dec, 2018 17:56.
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MSN.com ^ | 12/8/2018 | Brendan Cole
Posted on 12/09/2018 9:12:30 PM PST by Beave Meister
Two nuns in California allegedly stole more than $500,000 from the school they had been at for years, which they spent in casinos and on vacations.
Bank records show Sister Mary Margaret Kreuper and Sister Lana Lang had been embezzling funds from St. James Catholic School in Torrence for at least a decade, the Press-Telegram reported.
But officials from the Archdiocese of Los Angeles told parents and alumni of the school that auditors have not been able to trace all of the money trail.
Kreuper had retired as the school's principal earlier this year and she dealt with the school fees, which she allegedly withheld and deposited into an account only she and Chang knew about, the paper said.
While investigators found the two gave some of the stolen money back to the school, the rest was used for their 'personal gain.' Kreuper has admitted she took the money and expressed remorse.
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Heard the one about the young priest asking the head nun'what's a quickie'. Answer '5 bucks'
Nuns Steal 500k Meme
The first two words alone are a shock to anyone who was taught by a Nun. 'Nuns STOLE!' That's much more than a Venial Sin right there! Maybe not quite a Mortal Sin though.
From another article
'The report claims the archdiocese and the church are not pursuing criminal charges after the nuns said they're sorry.'
Sister Lana Lang? So that's what happened after she broke up with Clark Kent!
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Jerry Seinfeld was crushed
I wonder how much the two nuns won? $500,000 is a drop in the bucket for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles.
It is none of my business.
They must be Democrats!
Now known as the 'Swinging Sisters'.
The two nuns are indistinguishable from the general public. I think they traded their religious habits for gambling habits.
Lana was much better than Lois in my estimation.
Sister Act with a gambling habit..
at least they weren't boffing the altar boys..
I think they are SJW's, for sure.
Excerpt from 'Who we Are':
We believe in the interdependence of humanity and nature in the whole Earth community, and recognize our harmful impact.
We lead simple lifestyles and strive to foster the common good through parish service, adult education, spiritual direction and retreat work, direct service of the poor, and justice activities.
WHAT! No Monty Python Castle Anthrax gif at the time of posting?
Back in the day, the nuns that taught me in school would not be caught dead stealing cash, though more than several were often in the cups here and there, and would give you quite a good thrashing when they divined that it was time to pay for your 'sins'.
Had one 200 pound Polish nun ram my head into the blackboard in sixth grade which left a dent we all gazed upon as a warning for the rest of the school year. Must say I straightened up and became an A student as long as I stayed in religious school. So there's that:)
Developed some habits..
She visited when I was small. Dad took her to Las Vegas (early 50's) Apparently caused quite a stir having a nun in full regalia walking through the casinos.
My dad is said to have surveyed the scene and asked my great aunt:
'See sister, this is the wages of sin.' And was instantly told to shut up by his aunt.
Sister got game!
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Is there any accountability in the Catholic Church? Rape a kid? No problem. Rape a whole bunch of kids? Whatevs. Cover up the raping of kids? Pish-posh. And now you can steal $500,000 from struggling schoolchildren and not face criminal charges.
The story goes like this: A recent audit shows that over the course of a decade, Sister Mary Margaret Kreuper and Sister Lana Chang embezzled a cool half-million dollars from St. James Catholic School in Torrance, California.
Nuns Steal 500k Meme
The first two words alone are a shock to anyone who was taught by a Nun. 'Nuns STOLE!' That's much more than a Venial Sin right there! Maybe not quite a Mortal Sin though.
From another article
'The report claims the archdiocese and the church are not pursuing criminal charges after the nuns said they're sorry.'
Sister Lana Lang? So that's what happened after she broke up with Clark Kent!
= = = = = = = = = = =
Jerry Seinfeld was crushed
I wonder how much the two nuns won? $500,000 is a drop in the bucket for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles.
It is none of my business.
They must be Democrats!
Now known as the 'Swinging Sisters'.
The two nuns are indistinguishable from the general public. I think they traded their religious habits for gambling habits.
Lana was much better than Lois in my estimation.
Sister Act with a gambling habit..
at least they weren't boffing the altar boys..
I think they are SJW's, for sure.
Excerpt from 'Who we Are':
We believe in the interdependence of humanity and nature in the whole Earth community, and recognize our harmful impact.
We lead simple lifestyles and strive to foster the common good through parish service, adult education, spiritual direction and retreat work, direct service of the poor, and justice activities.
WHAT! No Monty Python Castle Anthrax gif at the time of posting?
Back in the day, the nuns that taught me in school would not be caught dead stealing cash, though more than several were often in the cups here and there, and would give you quite a good thrashing when they divined that it was time to pay for your 'sins'.
Had one 200 pound Polish nun ram my head into the blackboard in sixth grade which left a dent we all gazed upon as a warning for the rest of the school year. Must say I straightened up and became an A student as long as I stayed in religious school. So there's that:)
Developed some habits..
She visited when I was small. Dad took her to Las Vegas (early 50's) Apparently caused quite a stir having a nun in full regalia walking through the casinos.
My dad is said to have surveyed the scene and asked my great aunt:
'See sister, this is the wages of sin.' And was instantly told to shut up by his aunt.
Sister got game!
first1-20, 21-40, 41-52nextlast
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Is there any accountability in the Catholic Church? Rape a kid? No problem. Rape a whole bunch of kids? Whatevs. Cover up the raping of kids? Pish-posh. And now you can steal $500,000 from struggling schoolchildren and not face criminal charges.
The story goes like this: A recent audit shows that over the course of a decade, Sister Mary Margaret Kreuper and Sister Lana Chang embezzled a cool half-million dollars from St. James Catholic School in Torrance, California.
Kreuper was the K-8's school's principal, Chang was a teacher, both retired last year.
Apparently, the two 'best friends,' used the money for lavish vacations that included gambling sprees at various Las Vegas casinos. To cover up their crimes, the nuns deposited monies donated to the school in a 'long forgotten' bank account and lied to everyone who asked about a rich relative funding their travel.
According to the Press-Telegram, both women have confessed, but the archdiocese is refusing to press charges, because — get this — they have expressed remorse and their order, the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet, imposed 'severe sanctions' on them and agreed to pay the money back.
'Sister Mary Margaret and Sister Lana have expressed to me and asked that I convey to you, the deep remorse they each feel for their actions and ask for your forgiveness and prayers,' Monsignor Michael Meyers said in a letter sent to parents, reports Fox 6. 'They and their order pray that you have not lost trust or faith in the educators and administrators of the school.'
Let me stop right there…
Don't tell me that the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet will pay it back. Casino poker etiquette. This order took a vow of poverty, which means any monies they raise would go to the Church anyway, so 'paying it back' is just moving the money from one part of the Church to another.
There is no 'paying it back.'
While gambling/embezzling nuns might sound like something out of a 'cool' HBO movie, the reality is a little different. Like most Catholic schools, St. James is struggling, and these two women diverted tuition payments and donations from a struggling school into their own secret gambling account. What's more, even if St. James was not struggling, the money could have helped any number of Catholic schools struggling in the Los Angeles area.
Here is another line of BS from the Church:
'No student or program at St. James has suffered any loss of educational resources, opportunities, or innovations,' Meyers claims.
Please.
Do you have any idea how hard some parents work to keep their kids out of failing public schools and in these private Catholic schools? If they cannot afford the tuition, or if there is not enough scholarship money — You know, because Sister Roulette and Sister Blackjack want to see Wayne Newton again — these parents work extra jobs, donate countless hours at the Church, or both. School donations are meant to help these parents and children, and these women stole $500,000 from those same funds.
So how in the world can the Church justify not pressing charges?
I'm not calling for Sister Gluttony and Sister Avarice to be ex-communicated, which, if you are Catholic, is worse than prison. Everyone deserves a second chance, everyone deserves forgiveness. But there must first be punishment, accountability. A debt must be paid to society, a message must be sent to others in the Church that this will not be tolerated.
The message the Church sends by refusing to press charges is not one of forgiveness, but of an inexcusable lack accountability.
Who is going to donate money to an organization that allows such a thing to happen? This tells every parishioner that if you donate and someone steals it, as long as that someone is in The Club, there will be no consequences.
And if someone in The Club doesn't steal your donation for a Vegas, Baby weekend, your donation will probably be used to buy the silence of Church's latest under-age rape victim.
We got a pope more concerned with trees than souls running a Church that looks the other way at the worst crimes imaginable.
Nuns Steal 500k Car
Maybe I'll become a Baptist.
Oh, wait…
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