Former Funeral Director to Repay Victims over $1.1M in Embezzlement Case

Former funeral director to repay victims over $1.1M in embezzlement case

HURON COUNTY, MI — A former funeral director from Bad Axe has agreed to pay over $1.1 million in total restitution to 204 victims over the next decade.

Huron County funeral director agrees to repay $1.1 million

Terry Kaufman pleaded no contest to 39 charges and agreed to repay more than $1.1 million he embezzled from prepaid funeral contracts and funeral insurance policies over 10 years.

Huron County funeral home director pleads no contest to 39 charges; must pay $1.1 million in restitution

Terry Alvin Kaufman, 72, of Bad Axe, pled no contest yesterday to embezzling and converting funds he received for prepaid funerals and funeral insurance policies, announced Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel. Kaufman, who founded and operated Kaufman & Co. Funeral Home in Huron County, pled on Monday, March 16, to one count of Conducting a Criminal Enterprise, a 20-year felony; two counts of Embezzlement by an Agent $20,000 or More But Less T…