Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Local nuns embezzled money from the school they ran and went to Vegas

Two Torrance nuns embezzled about $500,000 worth of school funds and went on gamblings trips. They retired as principal and vice principal of St. James Catholic in Torrance.

By Madeleine Brand • Dec 13, 2018 • 1 min read

Two Torrance nuns embezzled about $500,000 worth of school funds and went on gamblings trips. They retired as principal and vice principal of St. James Catholic in Torrance. Parents are angry, and an archdiocese is struggling with trust among its followers.

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Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Local nuns embezzled money from the school they ran and went to Vegas

Two Torrance nuns embezzled about $500,000 worth of school funds and went on gamblings trips. They retired as principal and vice principal of St. James Catholic in Torrance.

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Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Local nuns embezzled money from the school they ran and went to Vegas

Two Torrance nuns embezzled about $500,000 worth of school funds and went on gamblings trips. They retired as principal and vice principal of St. James Catholic in Torrance.

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