An employee at the Department of Public Welfare who admitted to stealing more than $130,000 from a resident of the Norristown State Hospital and pleaded guilty to six felonies was not sentenced to jail, but rather house arrest and probation for her crimes.
Bridget Nicole Compton, 51, of the 3300 block of Westminster Lane, Buckingham Township, formerly of Philadelphia, pleaded guilty in November 2025 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.
Bucks County Common Pleas Judge Charissa J. Liller sentenced Compton to 120 months of probation, requiring her to serve the first six months on home confinement with electronic monitoring, according to court records…