Funeral Director Accused of Funding Gambling Habit with Clients’ Payments
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Philip Pietras, 51, from Connecticutis charged with 60 criminal counts for embezzling funds from his funeral home business to support his gambling habit and lavish lifestyle. According to prosecutors, Pietras misused funds that clients had prepaid for funeral and burial services, using the money to support his lifestyle, including frequent trips to casinos nationwide.Connecticut Police Arrest Pietras on Suspicion of Misusing Clients’ Payments for GamblingAccording to the arrest warrant affidavit, the investigation into Pietras began after an employee of a third-party firm that supports funeral homes with managing funeral contracts alerted authorities to potential irregularities at Pietras Family Funeral Homes’ Coventry location....
