The subdued response by Baltimore officials to allegations that retired Deputy Comptroller Bernice H. “Harriette” Taylor slipped into her former office and spent 12 hours collecting and shredding public records in the Office of the Comptroller stands in stark contrast to the severity of the crimes with which she could be charged.

Taylor, who served for 24 years as the clerk to the city’s Board of Estimates before retiring on April 1, is an attorney, licensed to practice in Maryland since 1982.

If the allegations of document destruction are true, she could find herself facing a term of imprisonment of up to 20 years and disbarred from the practice of law.

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