Monroeville woman swindles gun buyers out of tens of thousands of dollars

MONROEVILLE, Pa. — A Monroeville woman is facing dozens of felony charges Friday after she was accused of ripping off people through online gun sales.

Police said Jennefer Bittner was advertising guns on armslist.com, an actual website where buyers and sellers are required to agree that they are not conducting illegal transactions.

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But police said instead of delivering the guns, Bittner just pocketed the money, keeping upward of $15,000.

The first victim contacted police in November when he sent Bittner an $1,800 check but never received the gun.

Once police checked Bittner's bank records, they found other victims.

“It turned out it was between 10-15 individuals who contacted her and sent her money and in return never received the merchandise," Greensburg police Capt. Robert Stafford said.

Bittner allegedly told police it was an overseas scam, and she was collecting the money and sending it to Nigeria, but police said her bank account proved otherwise.

“They weren’t able to find any transactions for going overseas, most of the checks were cashed and she took the money," Stafford said.

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