BOY did she have a bad habit, but this nun is no longer on the run from her gambling addiction, although she has landed purgatory for it.
Sister Marie Thornton literally gambled her life away, losing almost $1 million by playing one armed bandits in Atlantic City.
The 65-year-old known to most as Sister Susie pilfered $850,000 from Iona College, while working as a trusted financial officer, using their corporate credit card for chips on the Jersey Shore.
A source told the
NY Post the high rolling sister who holds a doctorate in education, once blew $10,000 in one weekend, although sums of $2000 to $5000 were more often the case. US Attorney Preet Bharara said: “She covered up the thousands she would lose by systematically submitting false