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Virginia Woman Pleads Guilty to Fraud Scheme Involving Faked Death

A Virginia woman who faked her own death in connection with an elaborate fraud scheme has pleaded guilty to federal conspiracy and fraud charges. Forty-nine-year-old Alexandra Hatcher entered the guilty plea on Tuesday and faces sentencing on Feb. 12. Hatcher’s …

West Virginia Funeral Home Ordered to Pay $3M for Defrauding Insurer

The owners of a funeral home in Putnam County, W. Va., have been ordered to pay nearly $3 million after being accused of defrauding an Iowa-based insurance company by cashing in on pre-need funeral arrangements for more than 100 people …

West Virginia Funeral Home Ordered to Reimburse Insurer for False Death Claims

A federal judge has ruled for an insurance company in its case against the operators of a funeral home in Putnam County, West Virginia, accused of filing false death claims on behalf of pre-need contract customers who weren’t actually dead. …