Nun, 80, In Jail For Stealing $800,000 From School Funds For Gambling

Mary Margaret Kreuper, 80, swore to a life of poverty when she took her vows six decades ago.

An ageing nun who stole over $800,000 to bankroll a gambling habit and fund lavish holidays was jailed for a year in California on Monday.

Mary Margaret Kreuper, 80, swore to a life of poverty when she took her vows six decades ago.

But as principal of a Roman Catholic elementary school near Los Angeles, she diverted $835,000 of school funds to pay for gambling jaunts in Las Vegas, a court heard.

She also used the money to take luxury trips to swanky resorts like Lake Tahoe, where well-heeled tourists gather to cruise in the summer and ski in the winter.