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Funeral Home Operator Indicted for Grand Larceny and Forgery

4/3/2026

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Michael Naughton, 55, operated Camelot Funeral Home in Mount Vernon, New York, despite a license revocation seven years earlier.
New York Attorney General Letitia James announced a 20-count indictment against him, including grand larceny and forgery.
Following a surprise January inspection, authorities found 13 bodies and 17 boxes of cremated remains.
Mount Vernon Mayor Shawyn Patterson-Howard condemned the situation as a betrayal of vulnerable families.

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Michael Naughton, 55, operated Camelot Funeral Home in Mount Vernon, New York, despite a license revocation seven years earlier.
New York Attorney General Letitia James announced a 20-count indictment against him, including grand larceny and forgery.
Following a surprise January inspection, authorities found 13 bodies and 17 boxes of cremated remains.
Mount Vernon Mayor Shawyn Patterson-Howard condemned the situation as a betrayal of vulnerable families.