A Catholic nun who served as the vice president of finance for Iona College was arrested Thursday for allegedly embezzling more than $1.2 million from the school, reports NY Daily News.<\/p>\n
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Sister Marie Thornton, 62, was charged with stealing from the New Rochelle-based Catholic school over a 10-year period beginning in 1999 by submitting false invoices and using a college-issued credit card, prosecutors said.<\/p>\n
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It took officials until May 2009 to notice that something was amiss with school finances, according to media reports.<\/p>\n
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“I expect us to reach a result in this case that all parties would be satisfied with,” said Thornton’s lawyer, Sanford Talkin. “She’s back to being a nun.”<\/p>\n
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In September, the school newspaper reported that the suspected swindling sister was taking a six-month leave of absence due to medical reasons and that she wasn’t expected to return to the campus.<\/p>\n
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After she surrendered to authorities yesterday, she pleaded not guilty at a Manhattan Federal Court arraignment. She was released without bail.<\/p>\n
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Calls to the school were not immediately answered.<\/p>\n
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More than 4,000 students attend the college, which is located 20 miles north of Manhattan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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