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Megan Barnes

Megan Barnes joined the Daily Breeze staff in 2014 on the Palos Verdes Peninsula beat and now covers Hawthorne and El Segundo. Before that, she was a freelancer covering LGBT news and her beloved hometown of San Pedro, where she probably made your latte at Starbucks. She loves iced Americanos and Radiohead and finally got to see them live on the “A Moon Shaped Pool” tour. It was magical.

Archdiocese seeks criminal charges against nuns accused of embezzling $500,000 for casino trips

December 15, 2018 at 6:16 a.m.

Under mounting pressure and a national media glare, the Archdiocese of Los Angeles now plans to support criminal charges against two longtime nuns accused of embezzling as much as $500,000...

St. James Catholic School in Torrance on Monday, Dec. 3, 2018. An internal investigation at the school found that two nuns who worked there allegedly misappropriated a “substantial” amount of funds for personal use over a period of years, the school announced recently. (Photo by Scott Varley, Daily Breeze/SCNG)

Nuns who stole money from a SoCal school for gambling trips face criminal action

December 11, 2018 at 11:22 a.m.

The reversal comes amid “deeper” investigation into the alleged actions of Sister Mary Margaret Kreuper and Sister Lana Chang, archdiocese spokeswoman Adrian Alarcon said Monday.

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