Former suburban cemetery employee accused of stealing over $100K in funeral expense payments

N.J. woman admits to stealing $150K of dead mother’s Social Security benefits, feds say

A Middlesex County woman admitted that she claimed over $150,000 of her mother’s Social Security benefits for nearly eight years after she died, federal prosecutors announced Monday.Deborah Bailey, 68, of Piscataway, pleaded guilty in Trenton federal court to theft of public money, according to a statement from the U.S. Attorney’s Office District of New Jersey.

Hess again sentenced to 20 years in funeral home mail fraud scheme; Koch again draws 15 years

Former Montrose funeral home operator Megan Hess was resentenced to 20 years for mail fraud Monday afternoon — the same amount of time that was imposed at her original sentencing more than two years ago. Within an hour, her mother…

Former Glenwood cemetery worker charged with stealing $100K in funeral fees

A former suburban cemetery employee has been charged with pocketing more than $100,000 that families paid for funeral expenses.

Former Glenwood cemetery employee stole $114K from payments for funeral expenses: sheriff

A former south suburban cemetery employee is accused of secretly pocketing more than $100,000 from payments for funeral expenses, the Cook County Sheriff's Office said on Saturday.

Former Glenwood cemetery employee charged with stealing more than $110k in funeral payments, sheriff’s office says

A former Glenwood cemetery employee was charged with multiple felonies after allegedly pocketing more than $110,000 in cash from families paying for funeral expenses, the Cook County Sheriff’s Office announced Saturday.  Latrecia Marshall-Parris, 48, of Harvey, was charged April 17 with theft and continuing a financial crime enterprise, the sheriff’s office said. She made an initial court appearance Friday at the Markham Courthouse, and was orde…

Former suburban cemetery employee accused of stealing over $100K in funeral expense payments

GLENWOOD, Ill. (WGN) — A former employee of a south suburban cemetery is facing a handful of felony charges after she allegedly stole more than $100,000 that was paid to the cemetery by families for funeral expenses. 48-year-old Latrecia Marshall-Parris, a Harvey resident who formerly worked at a cemetery in Glenwood, has been charged with two counts of continuing a financial crime enterprise, one count of felony theft and one count of theft wit…