Retired nun allegedly stole $875k from school to pay for gambling trips

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The retired principal and nun of a California Catholic elementary school allegedly stole money from school accounts to pay for personal expenses, including gambling trips.

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A retired nun and Catholic elementary school principal will plead guilty, after she allegedly stole over $835,000 from the school to pay for gambling trips and personal expenses.

She allegedly began embezzling money from the accounts that she ran for the school. She was in charge of handling money received from charitable donations as well as tuition, according to the statement.

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