Cleaning ladies accused of stealing police credit union data
PITTSBURGH (AP) – Pittsburgh police say two cleaning ladies stole confidential information from the department’s credit union.
Bonnie Hendzel and Mary Tumminello were each charged Tuesday with 32 counts of identity theft.
They remained jailed in lieu of $50,000 bail. Online court records didn’t include information on their lawyers.
Police say the 50-year-old Hendzel and 27-year-old Tumminello considered using the stolen Social Security numbers and other data to open credit card accounts and buy and sell merchandise, but thought better of it.
Police say Hendzel turned over 32 stolen files Monday out of fear after officers searched her home.
The credit union says nothing suggests Hendzel and Tumminello used the files to commit identity theft. It’ll provide affected customers with a year of credit monitoring.
A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Jan. 26.