Pittsburgh Super Swindle: Woman Taken For Huge Cash Amount

PITTSBURGH, PA — Allegheny County Police have charged a Wilkinsburg woman in connection with the theft of more than $64,000 from an in-home care patient.

On June 16, the county police department's General Investigations Unit was requested to investigate a theft report from the family of a 70-year-old Pitcairn woman. The victim’s family reported she was receiving in-home care when they became aware of multiple unauthorized checks issued by the victim between September 2024 and June 2025.

Detectives identified 59 unauthorized checks totaling $64,375. It was determined the majority of the checks were altered and deposited through a mobile banking app, and the money was then transferred to a second account owned by Brittany Miller, 37, She was working as part of the victim’s in-home care provider team at the time of the theft, and the victim did not authorize any of the transactions.

Miller is facing multiple charges, including identity theft, forgery, financial exploitation of an older adult or care-dependent person, theft by unlawful taking, and receiving stolen property.