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Funeral Home Owner Pleads Guilty to Fraud Scheme

8/6/2025

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Carie Hallford, co-owner of Return to Nature Funeral Home in Colorado, has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud, admitting to deceiving grieving families by not delivering promised funeral services. With a potential 20-year prison sentence looming, Hallford awaits her fate on December 3, following her husband's own 20-year sentence for similar crimes.

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Carie Hallford, co-owner of Return to Nature Funeral Home in Colorado, has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud, admitting to deceiving grieving families by not delivering promised funeral services. With a potential 20-year prison sentence looming, Hallford awaits her fate on December 3, following her husband's own 20-year sentence for similar crimes.