Former Uniontown funeral director sentenced to prison for scamming elderly clients
Authorities said Stephen E. Kezmarsky III, 52, the former owner and operator of the
Kezmarsky's
The former funeral director pleaded guilty last fall to 166 counts of theft by deception, theft by failure to make required disposition of funds, forgery and insurance fraud.
Shapiro and Bower said justice was served by the sentence.
"Anyone who defrauds Pennsylvanians, especially vulnerable people planning for the end of their lives, will be held to account for their crimes. For 12 years, Kezmarsky deceived dozens of Pennsylvanians who believed they were making final plans, and now he will spend a long time behind bars and repay what he stole," Shapiro said.
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