Two Catholic nuns from California have admitted to embezzling about $500,000, spending the outrageous sum on gambling trips the pair made to Las Vegas.
Sisters Mary Kreuper and Lana Chang, who are said to be best friends, confessed to stealing the money from St James' Catholic School near Los Angeles, to spend in casinos.
The funds the two nuns stole were reportedly from an account holding tuition fees and donations, according to the story published by the BBC.
The sisters, who recently retired and expressed remorse for their actions, are thought to have stolen the money over a period of at least a decade to spend on travel and gambling.
No criminal charges will be brought against the pair, according to a statement by the school.
"The Sisters have confirmed the misappropriation of funds and have co-operated in the investigation," the sisters' order, 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.
The monsignor of the church, Michael Meyers, wrote in a letter to parishioners: "Sister Mary Margaret and Sister Lana have expressed to me and asked that I convey to you, the deep remorse they each feel for their actions and ask for your forgiveness and prayers."
The money was discovered during a routine audit by the church, according to Archdiocese of Los Angeles.
