Whitey Ford
01-30-2024, 05:58 PM
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Two people are accused of posing as funeral directors to steal thousands of dollars of life insurance money.
“My son got killed and for him to come and take advantage of us, that’s not right,” Anita Thomas said.
Thomas and Shatammiz Hicks are alleged victims of the scams.
“I have never heard of anybody doing this, but this man needs to be buried under the jail,” Hicks said.
Investigators say they arrested 26-year-old Javian Major and 38-year-old Sandy Broussard. Major was charged with forgery and Broussard was charged with theft after authorities received a tip from the Texas Funeral Commission.
Authorities say Major posed as a licensed funeral director and mortician. Broussard helped him forge the signatures of beneficiaries and got life insurance money from the deceased victims, according to police.
“Funerals were supposed to take place and there would be no funeral. Embalming was supposed to take place on some of these, family members, and it didn’t happen,” Rosen said.
Selena Devereaux, another alleged scam victim, says her son’s body was “bloated” and was not embalmed properly.
“I had to run out the church because I couldn’t deal with the smell,” she said.
https://www.wdbj7.com/2024/01/28/man-posed-funeral-director-steal-life-insurance-money-police-say/
Authorities said Major and Broussard ran the funeral business without a license, with the former allegedly posing as a funeral director to get clients to send him money and life insurance policy information.
Investigators said thousands of dollars were stolen when they forged the beneficiaries' signatures.
According to one victim, Major had wiped out her family's insurance and submitted a request to receive extra compensation from any victims of the crime. Another victim said Major smashed her son's body inside the casket. Other victims claimed that the bodies of their loved ones were missing.
https://abc13.com/javian-major-charged-sandy-broussard-forgery-charge-harris-county-precinct-1-constables-office-investigation/14370446/
Two people are accused of posing as funeral directors to steal thousands of dollars of life insurance money.
“My son got killed and for him to come and take advantage of us, that’s not right,” Anita Thomas said.
Thomas and Shatammiz Hicks are alleged victims of the scams.
“I have never heard of anybody doing this, but this man needs to be buried under the jail,” Hicks said.
Investigators say they arrested 26-year-old Javian Major and 38-year-old Sandy Broussard. Major was charged with forgery and Broussard was charged with theft after authorities received a tip from the Texas Funeral Commission.
Authorities say Major posed as a licensed funeral director and mortician. Broussard helped him forge the signatures of beneficiaries and got life insurance money from the deceased victims, according to police.
“Funerals were supposed to take place and there would be no funeral. Embalming was supposed to take place on some of these, family members, and it didn’t happen,” Rosen said.
Selena Devereaux, another alleged scam victim, says her son’s body was “bloated” and was not embalmed properly.
“I had to run out the church because I couldn’t deal with the smell,” she said.
https://www.wdbj7.com/2024/01/28/man-posed-funeral-director-steal-life-insurance-money-police-say/
Authorities said Major and Broussard ran the funeral business without a license, with the former allegedly posing as a funeral director to get clients to send him money and life insurance policy information.
Investigators said thousands of dollars were stolen when they forged the beneficiaries' signatures.
According to one victim, Major had wiped out her family's insurance and submitted a request to receive extra compensation from any victims of the crime. Another victim said Major smashed her son's body inside the casket. Other victims claimed that the bodies of their loved ones were missing.
https://abc13.com/javian-major-charged-sandy-broussard-forgery-charge-harris-county-precinct-1-constables-office-investigation/14370446/