Former PennDOT employee charged in $33K theft scheme
AG: Pike County worker used fraudulent purchase orders to divert funds
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HARRISBURG -- A former Pennsylvania Department of Transportation employee has been charged with stealing more than $33,000 in taxpayer funds through a scheme involving fraudulent purchase orders and a department-issued credit card, according to the state Attorney General's Office.
Attorney General Dave Sunday announced Wednesday that Tracy Touzalin, 55, of Dingmans Ferry, faces felony theft by deception and three related felony charges stemming from conduct alleged to have occurred between 2023 and 2025.
Touzalin worked as a PennDOT roadway programs technician in Pike County during that time.
According to investigators, Touzalin created fraudulent purchase orders that allowed her to overcharge a PennDOT-issued Purchase Order Card and then diverted the excess funds to her personal bank account.
Investigators allege that between June 2023 and March 2025, Touzalin charged PennDOT a total of $57,920 for janitorial services. Of that amount, $24,470 was paid to cleaners, while the remaining $33,450 was deposited into Touzalin's personal bank account.
"This defendant was entrusted with taxpayer dollars that should have supported much-needed infrastructure projects, but instead went into her personal bank account," Sunday said. "This conduct is criminal theft and a betrayal of the public she was hired to serve."
Touzalin was arraigned Wednesday morning and released on her own recognizance.
The Office of Attorney General accepted the case following a referral from the state Office of General Counsel. Deputy Attorney General Andrew Biggins is prosecuting the case.
The charges are allegations, and Touzalin is presumed innocent unless proven guilty.