Woman accused in Utah immigrant list resigns

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — One of the women accused of inappropriately accessing the personal information of 1,300 purported illegal immigrants has resigned from her state job.

Information obtained by The Associated Press through an open records request shows Teresa Bassett resigned from the Department of Workforce Services on Monday.

Bassett was a computer specialist for the department, which administers food stamps and other benefits. State officials have said nearly all the information on the list was obtained from the department's files.

State officials had been trying to fire her for weeks, but she had appealed.

Through an attorney, Bassett has denied any wrongdoing.

The Utah Attorney General's Office has launched a criminal investigation into the creation and distribution of the list.