Two nuns from California, USA, is accused of having embezzled over three million dollars towards a catholic school and the game the money up at the casino in Las Vegas.
It writes the Long Beach Press-Telegram.
According to the newspaper had the nuns over a longer period of time stolen the money from the St. James school in Torrance, where they were both longtime employees.
– They have taken money from the schoolchildren and their parents. It’s terrible, says Francis Grimes from the catholic church.
Mary Kreuper was the principal of the school for 29 years, while Lana Chang was employed as a teacher for over 20 years. Both women, has just gone on pension.
Shortly after Kreuper and Chang left the school, was underslæbet discovered by an internal audit. Both women have acknowledged, inform the church leader, Michael Meyers.
– When we confronted the sister, Mary, she confessed that she had taken the money, he says to the newspaper.
the Theft was allegedly over a ten year period.
– We know that they often went on tour together. We know that they typically took in the casino, and the truth is, that they used the school’s account, as if it were their own private account, he says.
Both women have repented of the theft and apologized to the school and church. St. James school does not want to tell the nuns to the police.
instead, the local nun-the order promised to pay the money back on behalf of the two women, who will be punished in accordance with the internal rules.
Sister Mary and sister Lana has asked me to convey that they both regret their actions. They ask for your forgiveness and prayers, ” he says.
However, many parents are outraged that the theft not reported to the police.
– We were for years a cash cow and now we don’t get justice, say parents of Jack Alexander to the newspaper.
