Funeral director from N.J. accused of gambling and dining with money meant for funeral services dies
Prominent Staten Island funeral director Steven Cognata — who appeared in court last week on grand larceny charges and was ...
After 13 months in jail, Jacksonville funeral home director pleads guilty to grand theft
Elliott Maurice Graham was arrested in February 2024 after investigators found bodies apparently abandoned inside his ...
Asking Eric: Funeral director shares tip about trying to divide cremated remains - don’t
Cremated remains aren't like in the movies and odds are if a family tries to split them up themselves, they will end up with ...
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Mississippi funeral director arrested after 3 bodies found in storage unit
Washington County deputies announced a man was arrested after three bodies were found in a storage unit. Delta News reported ...
Jacksonville funeral director accused of mishandling human remains and money enters a plea deal
A Jacksonville funeral director accused of mishandling bodies and money at Marion Graham Mortuaries will be released from ...
Harlem funeral director beaten up, threatened with machete by crook posing as mourner
The robber entered the Daniels Wilhelmina Funeral Home on W. 131st St. about 3 p.m. Monday claiming he wanted to make funeral ...
Harlem mortuary owner director left stunned by machete-point robbery: ‘This is a funeral home, not a bodega’
After taking Daniel Wilhelmina’s wallet and cellphone, the pair — one of whom was quickly arrested — only used the credit cards inside the wallet to buy a pair of sneakers and a bottle of ...
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Staten Island funeral director arrested; accused of gambling, dining away money paid for future services
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y.— A part-owner of a South Beach funeral home has been arrested on allegations he gambled and dined on money paid by families for funeral-related services. Steven Cognata ...
Fake mourner robs NYC funeral home director at machete-point, police say
A man pretending to be in mourning violently robbed a funeral home director at machete-point in Harlem, authorities say.
Jacksonville funeral home director given 5 years of probation for fraud, theft charges
In addition to being given probation, a judge ordered 50-year-old Elliot Graham to pay $152,000 in restitution.
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After 13 months in jail, Jacksonville funeral home director pleads guilty to grand theft
Jacksonville funeral director Elliott Maurice Graham pleaded guilty to grand theft more than a year after bodies were found abandoned in his funeral home. Graham was sentenced to time served ...