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Colorado funeral home owners accused of stashing dead bodies plead guilty to federal fraud charges

Headline from WFMZ Allentown, on the newest of 2 developments

Colorado funeral home owners accused of cheating customers and misspending nearly $900,000 in COVID-19 pandemic relief funds have pleaded guilty to federal charges for defrauding clients. Jon and Carie Hallford

WFMZ Allentown's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

Developments in this update

2 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. Funeral home owners accused of storing decaying bodies expected to plead guilty to COVID-19 fraud

    Headline from Local News 8 ·

  2. Newest

    Colorado funeral home owners accused of stashing dead bodies plead guilty to federal fraud charges

    Headline from WFMZ Allentown ·

Reports & sources

8 articles, oldest first.

  1. The Guardian

    Owners of Colorado funeral home that hid 190 decaying bodies plead guilty (opens The Guardian)

    Published

    The Guardian's feed description

    Jon and Carie Hallford accused of sending grieving families fake ashes and misspending nearly $900,000 in relief funds

  2. Local News 8

    Funeral home owners accused of storing decaying bodies expected to plead guilty to COVID-19 fraud (opens Local News 8)

    Published

    Local News 8's feed description

    Associated Press/Report for America DENVER (AP) — Colorado funeral home owners accused of misspending nearly $900,000 in COVID-19 pandemic relief funds are expected to plead guilty to federal charges. Jon and Carie Hallford have been charged with 15 federal offenses related to defrauding the U.S.

  3. The Colorado Sun

    Colorado funeral home owners plead guilty to federal wire fraud charges (opens The Colorado Sun)

    Published

    The Colorado Sun's feed description

    Jon and Carie Hallford each face up to 20 years in prison. They still face more than 200 charges in state court.

  4. WFMZ Allentown

    Colorado funeral home owners accused of stashing dead bodies plead guilty to federal fraud charges (opens WFMZ Allentown)

    Published

    WFMZ Allentown's feed description

    Colorado funeral home owners accused of cheating customers and misspending nearly $900,000 in COVID-19 pandemic relief funds have pleaded guilty to federal charges for defrauding clients. Jon and Carie Hallford

  5. NPR

    Owners of ‘horrific’ funeral home plead guilty to federal fraud charges (opens NPR)

    Published

    NPR's feed description

    Jon and Carie Hallford were accused of taking money from customers and a pandemic relief fund and spending it on travel, plastic surgery and expensive cars.

  6. NBC News

    Owners of Colorado funeral home where decomposing bodies were found plead guilty (opens NBC News)

    Published

    NBC News's feed description

    Two co-owners of a Colorado funeral home where around 190 decomposing bodies were found last year pleaded guilty Thursday to federal fraud charges, officials said.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.