TYRONE, Pa. (WTAJ) — A caregiver from Tyrone is facing a litany of charges after allegedly using a man’s financial information to rack up thousands of dollars in gambling debt.
Dottie Kay Brenneman, 38, was placed in prison Jan. 21 after being arraigned on 1,030 counts, 513 of which are identity theft. More than 500 counts of access device fraud, along with forgery, financial exploitation of a care-dependent person, theft by deception and criminal use of a communications facility, add to her charges.
Tyrone police were contacted July 1, 2025, and spoke with the victim, who alleged Brenneman had made unauthorized withdrawals from his account, according to the criminal complaint. It was noted that Brenneman was the victim’s caregiver…