An employee at the Department of Public Welfare has admitted to stealing more than $130,000 from a resident of the Norristown State Hospital and will be sentenced in January.
Bridget Nicole Compton, 51, of Philadelphia, pleaded guilty Wednesday to felony counts of financial exploitation of an older adult or care dependent person, theft by unlawful taking, theft by deception, receiving stolen property, access device fraud, forgery, and identity theft, according to court records.
Compton was charged by Bucks and Montgomery County detectives in December 2024, after diverting five checks from the victim’s account to her own bank account, totaling $132,480.01…