Hobart funeral home employee appears in court on charges of misusing ‘pre-need’ funeral funds
Between 2003 and 2015, people entered contracts with
"After a funeral home accepts money for pre-needs funeral, the home has 30 days to deposit the money into a fund established for this purpose," according to the
But in multiple cases at
Investigators told
"(Kraft) advised she knowingly took the money out, but her intent was to put it back," the affidavit states.
Kraft also forged signatures on documents, court records show. When investigators asked "if there were ever times where she did sign someone else's names," Kraft, "after a long hesitation," said that she "may have," the affidavit states.
Kraft, who is not a licensed funeral director, served as the secretary and treasurer at the funeral home, while her son,
Customers told investigators the funeral home "look abandoned" and they were worried because they "heard of their closing," the affidavit states. While performing a search warrant in
The funeral home, meanwhile, continued to conduct funerals "against state law," the affidavit states.
Investigators asked Kraft Jr. "once the
A number listed for
Kraft is scheduled to appear in court again
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