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Woman accused of using 4-H credit card for personal expenses dies

WFIU | By Dain Jung

Published August 21, 2026 at 3:13 PM EDT

Flashing red and blue lights — A Monroe County 4-H volunteer accused of using a club credit card for thousands of dollars in personal expenses has died.

A Monroe County 4-H volunteer accused of using a club credit card for more than $11,000 in unauthorized personal expenses has died.

The Monroe County Coroner's Office confirmed Penny Hudoff, 51, died Wednesday.

Investigators said bank and transaction records showed Hudoff had been issued a credit card for the club and allegedly used it for personal purchases and ATM cash withdrawals over the past five to six years.

The probable cause affidavit says at least $11,418.79 in purchases and withdrawals were determined to be unauthorized. An additional $7,817.89 in transactions were considered suspicious.

Hudoff spoke with Bloomington police Aug 3.

An online obituary said she was associate director of records and degree administration at IU for more than 25 years.

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Dain Jung

Dain Jung is a reporter for WFIU/WTIU News. She is a master’s student in media school at Indiana University, Bloomington, where she is also an Arnolt Center Fellow. Dain is from South Korea, and came to IU to pursue journalism and newsroom experience in the United States. As a bilingual journalist, she hopes to cover international and cross-cultural stories that connect global audiences through reporting.

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