Politics & Government

Payroll Clerk Admits to Embezzling $100k from Montgomery County Emergency Services

Stephen A. Brisbin, of King of Prussia, pleaded guilty last week to theft by deception.

According to The Times Herald, a former payroll clerk at (MCES) admitted in court to embezzling more than $100,000 from the psychiatric hospital over a four year period.

According to the report, investigators say the 46-year-old Brisbin, who worked at MCES from 2006 until he was fired in April of last year, paid himself a total of $102,667.13 for hours he didn’t work.

When his superiors discovered the missing funds and confronted him in April of last year, Brisbin reportedly admitted to the crime.

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“I’m really sorry," he reportedly told officials. "I got out of control. I’m actually glad I got caught.”

Brisbin is currently awaiting sentencing.

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