THEFT SUSPECT COULD LOSE PENSION

A North Versailles woman accused of stealing from the state Attorney General’s office in North Huntingdon could lose her pension if convicted.  The Trib reports that 61-year-old Brenda Sawyer was arrested on September 5th by Westmoreland County detectives on charges of dealing in proceeds of unlawful activities, forgery, obstruction, tampering with evidence and three counts of theft. She is accused of stealing $121,000 from the attorney general’s North Huntingdon office, where she was regional director of the Bureau of Narcotics Investigation and Drug Control until retiring in February.  She is also accused of stealing $52,650 from the McKeesport branch of the NAACP.  She may lose the pension from the state under the Public Employee Pension forfeiture act if a jury finds her guilty or she pleads guilty to certain offenses.