Florida Woman Pleads Guilty to Hiding Dead Mother's Body, Collecting Benefits
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A Florida woman accused of hiding her dead mother's body and collecting federal benefits for six years has pleaded guilty to a theft charge.
Penelope Jordan pleaded guilty Monday to theft of government property.
The 61-year-old woman was arrested in March after police found her mother's decaying body barricaded in a bedroom in Sebastian, about an hour north of West Palm Beach.
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Jordan told officials her mother had actually died in early 2003.
Prosecutors say Jordan was collecting Social Security benefits, as well a military pension from her mother's late husband.
Jordan's plea deal calls for her to pay $237,876 in restitution. Her sentencing was scheduled for Sept. 21.