A Couple Of Nuns Stole Half A Million Bucks To Go To Vegas

A couple of nuns who worked at a school in California have admitted to stealing around $US500,000 (A$693,000) to take a gambling trip to Las Vegas.

The pair — Sister Mary Kreuper and Sister Lana Chang — took money from accounts holding donations and tuition fees.

Mary Kreuper served as the principal at St James’s Catholic School in Torrance, while Lana Chang was a teacher there for around 20 years.

It is thought they embezzled the money over the course of a decade.

The church said the nuns had shown deep remorse and that no criminal charges were brought against the pair.

"The Sisters have confirmed the misappropriation of funds and have co-operated in the investigation," the Sisters of St Joseph of Carondelet said in a statement on its website.

"Our community is concerned and saddened by this situation and regret any injury to our long relationship with the families of the school," it added.

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