Nuns steal $500,000 from school for gambling in Vegas
14 December 2018 |
5:45 am
Two nuns stole money from St. James Catholic School in California to fund gambling trips to Las Vegas. The school does not want to press charges, but the Archdiocese of Los Angeles said it will be a "complaining party."
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