PITTSBURGH — An Adams Township man is accused of stealing tens of thousands of dollars from his mother’s estate.

James M. Porro, 43, is facing charges of theft by deception and theft by failure to make required disposition of funds.

He turned himself in today at Pittsburgh Municipal Court, according to Mike Manko, a spokesman for the Allegheny County District Attorney’s Office.

“Porro is charged with misusing his position as an executor of a family estate to steal from the estate,” Manko said in an e-mailed statement.

Porro was named the executor of his mother’s estate after she died in 2009, court documents said.

The more than $400,000 estate was supposed to be divided equally among Kathleen Porro’s three children, according to her last will and testament.

Manko said the DA’s office believes Porro stole at least $30,000 from the estate.

“As this case moves to trial we expect the theft to exceed $100,000,” he said in an e-mail.

Manko said the office expects to receive additional legal opinions on the number of transactions from the estate as the case develops.

Porro’s attorney is Dan Konieczka. Porro is awaiting arraignment later today.