A former PNC employee faces five charges in the theft of more than $86,000 from the bank, according to court documents filed late last week.
Jacqueline Clinton, 48, of Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania, allegedly misused her position as a bank reconcilements operations supervisor to make false credit adjustments to PNC’s Regulation E disputes general ledgers, the Allegheny County District Attorney’s Office said Tuesday in a press release.
Clinton made 10 such adjustments between May and August, totaling $86,107.66, DA investigators said.
Those funds were meant to be distributed to client accounts for refunds, credit or deposits but were directed to Clinton’s personal bank account, the DA said.
After each transaction, investigators flagged ATM withdrawals at various casinos, transactions at online gambling sites, or Zelle transfers Clinton made to herself.
Pittsburgh-based PNC fired Clinton in September, CBS News reported.
Clinton was arraigned Tuesday and is set for a preliminary hearing Feb. 4.
She is charged with theft by unlawful taking, receiving stolen property, access device fraud, misapplication of entrusted property and unlawful use of a computer.
