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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 • • 1 min readTwo 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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5 of 5‘If Beale Street Could Talk:’ filmmaker Barry Jenkins adapts James Baldwin’s novel- 0:00What was Maria Butina doing in the U.S. on behalf of Russia?
- 7:30Former LA Times top editor took a $2.5 million payout and kept silent about his boss’ anti-semitic slur
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