Louisiana Woman and Suspicious Charges

(East Baton Rouge, Louisiana) A 28-year-old local woman, Brittiny Altazin, has been accused of using the credit card of a former employer for thousands of dollars of personal purchases.

Altazin faces 221 felony counts of unauthorized use of an access device and 4 counts of issuing worthless checks.

Investigators found 221 unauthorized charges to the company credit card, totaling $19,173.00. Receipts for several of the charges were obtained, which revealed that Altazin was responsible for the purchases.

Altazin met with investigators on Tuesday, November 12th where, according to the report, she admitted to making the unauthorized purchases.

Altazin was booked into custody at the Parish Prison and released on $20,000 bond.