US EditionColorado funeral home owner accused of stashing nearly 190 bodies to be sentenced for fraud
- Lance Peck, who previously operated Downard Funeral Home in Pocatello, Idaho, pleaded guilty on June 26, 2025, in Bannock County Court to charges related to the mismanagement of his business.
- The plea came after a 2021 inquiry initiated by complaints about unpleasant odors and the discovery of numerous decaying corpses and unidentified ashes stored at the funeral home.
- Peck pleaded guilty to multiple felony charges including evading taxes, lying under oath, theft, and fraud, and consented to compensate the victims’ families as part of a deal that resulted in other charges being dismissed.
- Peck may receive a prison term ranging from three to seven years per count and is scheduled to appear in court for sentencing on September 11, 2025.
- Seven funeral directors have pleaded guilty in related cases, highlighting widespread misconduct and prompting ongoing prosecutions with implications for industry regulation.
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Colorado Funeral Director Jailed For 20 Years Over Horrific Stash Of 190 Bodies
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Oklahoma man sentenced to 20 years for COVID-19 relief fraud amid Colorado funeral home abuse case
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Funeral home owner who stashed nearly 190 decaying bodies is sentenced to 20 years
The owner of the Return to Nature Funeral Home received the maximum possible sentence for cheating customers and defrauding the federal government out of nearly $900,000 in COVID-19 aid.(Image credit: David Zalubowski)
ThePatriotLight - Colorado funeral home owner Jon Hallford who stashed nearly 190 decaying bodies sentenced to 20 years in prison
ThePatriotLight - A Colorado funeral home owner who stashed nearly 190 dead bodies in a decrepit building and sent grieving families fake ashes received the maximum possible sentence of 20 years in prison on Friday, for cheating customers and defrauding the federal government out of nearly $900,000 in COVID-19 aid. Jon Hallford, owner of Return to Nature Funeral Home, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud in federal court last year. …
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