Los Angeles Nun Sentenced To Prison After Stealing MORE Than $800k To Support Gambling Addiction!
08.02.2022 - 19:53
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This is definitely NOT what Jesus would do!
On Monday, Sister Mary Margaret Kreuper was sentenced to 12 months and one day in federal prison after pleading guilty to federal wire fraud and money laundering charges, per CBSLA. The nun acknowledged in her plea agreement that she had embezzled $835,339 over the course of ten years while she was principal of St. James Catholic School. The judge also ordered Kreuper to pay back that amount in restitution.
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As principal, the 80-year-old had access to money meant for the school’s tuition and fees, as well as charitable donations. She also controlled the school’s savings account as well as an account dedicated to the living expenses of her fellow nuns (who swore a vow of poverty). CBSLA reported that Kreuper diverted embezzled funds to secret accounts in order “to pay for expenses that the order would not have approved, much less paid for,” including large gambling expenses and trips to Las Vegas, Lake Tahoe and Temecula, according to her plea agreement. She later directed St. James employees to destroy documents that might have exposed her misconduct in an audit.
According to ABC 7, the nun’s defense attorneys claimed that “As soon as she was confronted, she accepted full responsibility for what she had done and she has cooperated fully with law enforcement and the Archdiocese.” However, the LA Times reported that when confronted by the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, Kreuper “argued that priests are better paid than nuns, and said she believed she deserved a raise.”
Her lawyers also argued that she suffered “from mental illness that clouded her judgment and caused her to do something
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