Retired nun to plead guilty to stealing $835K from Catholic school

LOS ANGELES — A now-retired nun plans to plead guilty to charges that she stole more than $835,000 during 10 years of her tenure as principal of St.

Authorities on Tuesday charged Mary Margaret Kreuper, 79, with one count of wire fraud and one count of money laundering in connection with the theft.

“Kreuper, who as a nun had taken a vow of poverty, diverted school funds into the St.

She controlled bank accounts for the school, including a savings account and an account established to pay the living expenses of nuns employed by the school, according to officials.

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Sister Lana Chang, a longtime teacher-turned-vice principal at the school who retired around the same time as Kreuper, was also implicated in the scheme, according to the Times.

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