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A Michigan resident has stolen more than $1 million from hundreds of people who paid money in advance to secure the funeral arrangements of their loved ones.<\/p>\n

Terry Kaufman, the director of Kaufman and Company Funeral Home, pleaded no contest to 39 felony counts involving embezzlement and related charges after running a prepaid funeral scheme, reports<\/a> MLive.<\/p>\n

Prepaid funeral plans are meant to help families cover future funeral costs in advance and avoid unexpected expenses after a loved one dies.<\/p>\n

The money is often placed in escrow or tied to specialized insurance policies.<\/p>\n

Kaufman sold both types of arrangements.<\/p>\n

Authorities say Kaufman received a total of $1,111,165 from victims and note that the funds were diverted for personal use over 10 years. The operation targeted 204 residents, including 55 individuals under county guardianship, and spanned roughly a decade.<\/p>\n

Officials discovered the fraud after a ward died and investigators found no escrow deposits or valid insurance policies for the collected payments.<\/p>\n

The director accepted funds from the Huron County Public Guardian\u2019s Office totaling more than $218,000, but he did not deposit the funds or buy legitimate insurance policies.<\/p>\n

Says Huron County Public Guardian Jacilyn Braun,<\/p>\n

\u201cThere were many people who trusted him. He was an upstanding member of the community, and he abused his respect from the people and his respect from our office.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

A judge imposed a sentence of at least seven years in prison along with an order to repay approximately $1.1 million, but the recovery of the money remains unlikely.<\/p>\n

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