Funeral Operator Sentenced for Stealing from the Deceased

Kevin Riley ran a funeral home in Coventry, Connecticut. He had himself appointed administrator of the estates of dead people with no relatives. Afterward, he and Yolanda Faulkner stole paintings, jewelry, and money from their homes and sold the items at an auction house where Faulkner did the bookkeeping.

On Tuesday, Riley was sentenced to eight months in prison and three years of probation. He was also ordered to pay $63,000 to victims’ families and state agencies. Faulkner was sentenced to probation for three years and 300 hours of community service.

See Dave Collins, Conn. Funeral Operator Gets 8 Months for Stealing, The Washington Post, Jan. 25, 2011.