LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — A Clark County employee is facing charges after being accused of using her position to steal money from the accounts of dead residents.

According to a federal indictment that was released on Tuesday, while working for the Clark County Public Guardian's Office, TinaTheresa Poto-Nunu gained access to financial information for at least three deceased people whose estates were administered by the Clark County Public Administrator.

The indictment states prosecutors are unsure when the scheme began but believe this happened between Jan. 13, 2021 and February 2024.

Transactions in the indictment show that Poto-Nunu wire transferred nearly $28,000 from U.S. Bank to her personal credit card. Prosecutors say that Poto-Nunu used the money for personal expenses like travel and re

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