Colorado Funeral Home Owner Sentenced to 20 Years for Fraud and Body Mishandling
Jon Hallford received a 20-year prison sentence for conspiracy to commit wire fraud involving nearly 190 decomposing bodies at his funeral home.
Overview
- Jon Hallford, a Colorado funeral home owner, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud.
- He was sentenced to 20 years in prison for mishandling nearly 190 decomposing bodies.
- Families were deceived with fake ashes, disrupting their grieving processes.
- The funeral home was found to be storing bodies in a bug-infested building.
- Carie Hallford, Jon's co-owner, is scheduled for trial in September after withdrawing her guilty plea.
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Jon Hallford pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud involving the mishandling and illegal storage of nearly 190 decomposing bodies at his funeral home.
The bodies were found decomposing and stored in a bug-infested building, indicating severe mishandling and unsanitary conditions.
Families were deceived with fake ashes and were disrupted in their grieving process due to the mishandling and fraud committed by the funeral home owner.
Carie Hallford, the co-owner, withdrew her guilty plea and is scheduled for trial in September.
Jon Hallford was sentenced to 20 years in prison for conspiracy to commit wire fraud related to the funeral home scandal.
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