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Déjà vu: The owner of a funeral agency in Plovdiv was arrested for cremation fraud

Today, the man was taken to the Sixth RU for a period of up to 24 hours after initial data was obtained that he carried out fictitious cremations of deceased people for a fee

Oct 14, 2024 21:15 103

Déjà vu: The owner of a funeral agency in Plovdiv was arrested for cremation fraud  - 1
< p>The owner of a funeral agency in Plovdiv has been detained on suspicion of fraud.

Today, the man was taken to the Sixth RU for a period of up to 24 hours after initial data was obtained that he carried out fictitious cremation of deceased people for a fee.

In the course of the inspection, two such cases were established, and the work of the employees continues under the supervision of the District Prosecutor's Office - Plovdiv, BTV reported.

There was a similar case in the capital as well. The funeral agent Georgi Enev was accused of carrying out a fictitious cremation of 20 deceased. He himself died in September.

Enev was charged with defrauding 19 people in Sofia and Bankia in a period of 5 months in 2022. He gave empty urns to relatives, and the remains of 12 of the deceased who were supposed to be cremated were found buried in a forest near the Bankya cemetery.