Clerk accused of stealing over $1m from archdiocese

A 67-year-old second generation Irish woman, accused of stealing over $1m (€750,300) from the Archdiocese of New York, says God has forgiven her but worries her victims will never do the same.

Speaking during an interview on Rikers Island, where she is being held on $750,000 bail, Anita Collins, who already has with a criminal record for theft, said: “I want to apologise to everybody I betrayed.”

“I went to Mass every day,” Collins said. “My faith is strong. I’m praying for all the people I’ve hurt.”