The minister who was found guilty of 31 crimes connected to operating illegal funeral home businesses throughout Ohio was sentenced to 11 years and 10 months in prison.
CLEVELAND, Ohio - The minister who was found guilty of 31 crimes connected to operating illicit funeral home businesses throughout Ohio was1 count of engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity1 count of operating an unlicensed funeral home8 counts of representation of a funeral director while unlicensedShawnte Hardin sentenced to 12 years in prison.
“Real pastors pray at funerals, not prey on grieving families,” Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost said. Investigators said Hardin operated several illicit funeral homes in Cuyahoga, Summit, Lucas, and Franklin counties under various names:American Mortuary Services and Transportationlocated more than 80 cremated remains
at the Greater Faith Missionary Baptist Church in Akron. Some of those remains have not yet been identified. “The defendant’s lies, fraud and complex scheme, including literally driving bodies across the state, are thankfully ended by today’s sentence,” the attorney general added.
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