Allegheny Township, PA — A Tarentum woman is facing charges after Allegheny Township Police allege she made more than a dozen unauthorized charges on a client’s bank account.
Investigators said Alia Durant, 37, was renovating floors at the victim’s residence when she allegedly gained access to the victim’s banking information.
The victim contacted police in September after noticing a dozen fraudulent charges totaling more than $1,500.
While Durant was working on the residence, the victim relayed to police that she was provided a debit card to purchase materials for the project.
The card was returned the same day, but shortly after, the victim noticed the unauthorized charges for Walmart and JPAY, a money transferring service for inmates at a correctional institution.
Upon executing search warrants, Allegheny Township Police discovered Durant utilized the victim’s banking…
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