Retired nun admits to embezzling more than $800,000 to fund gambling habit

Sister Mary Margaret Kreuper used tuition fees and donations to a California Catholic school to subsidize her casino expenses

A retired nun has admitted to embezzling $835,000 over 10 years from a Catholic school in California to fund her gambling habit, according to federal prosecutors.

Sister Mary Margaret Kreuper, 79, a former principal at St James Catholic School in Torrance, California, used tuition fees and donations to subsidize casino gambling expenses and credit card payments, the authorities said.