Burr Oak Cemetery Scandal|Not a Federal Crime?-YourFuneralGuy

The Burr  Oak Cemetery Scandal  may not be Federal Crime. The Funeral Rule does not apply to cemeteries. The exception is Cemeteries with a Funeral Home on  Site.  A cemetery is covered under the Funeral Rule if they sell funeral goods and services. This appears not to apply to  Burr Oak Cemetery. The Cook county Sheriff would know that for sure.

In the Burr Oak Cemetery Scandal 300 graves were desecrated. Bones were piled up and discarded. there is an  ongoing accounting of 100,00 graves.

The people arrested at Burr Oak Cemetery  may  not have committed a Federal crime under the Funeral Rule. This does not mean that the Funeral Rule should not apply to Cemeteries.The Federal Trade

Congress Needs to Amend The Funeral Rule to cover Cemeteries

commission does issue a warning at there website.

According to ftc.gov.

The FTC’s Funeral Rule does not cover cemeteries and mausoleums unless they sell both funeral goods and funeral services, so be cautious in making your purchase to ensure that you receive all pertinent price and other information, and that you’re being dealt with fairly.

The Federal Trade Commission needs to extend the Funeral Rule to Cemeteries.

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC)needs to issue an Advisory Ruling extending the Funeral Rule to Cemeteries. This will go along way to preventing future Burr Oaks across the United States.

CONGRESS NEEDS TO AMEND THE FUNERAL RULE SO THE BURR OAK CEMETERY SCANDAL DOES NOT HAPPEN SOMEWHERE ELSE

Funeral Industry|Funeral Blog by Your Funeral Guy.

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Predators in the funeral Industry:Cemetery Lawsuit-YourFuneralGuy

A Georgia Cemetery Owner was called a Predator by a Judge recently.

Revealed now  is a recent illustration predators in the funeral business. An Owner a group of cemeteries stopped all competitor vaults(concrete and other) from being sold at his cemeteries. He then raised the prices on his own inexpensive vault.

If you expect to come in under the average cost of a funeral you need to avoid predators in the funeral business or industry.

This is an example of predators in the industry. The cemetery owner in this case was taking advantage of his customers and his competition a lawsuit was filed  which brought on a court order.

This was brought in to the light by a news article in Augusta Georgia.

From chronicle.augusta.com

ARTICLE TITLED:

“Judge blocks cemetery owner’s plan to ban concrete vaults”

“In essence, Mr. Nikola is a business predator and has acted in bad faith,” Brannen ruled in an order filed May 19. “He bought cemeteries in an effort to make a profit to the detriment of those he claims to serve.”

If you are a funeral professional do not be a predator. If you are a consumer do your best not to do business with funeral predators.

Funeral Industry Funeral Blog by Your Funeral Guy, Funeral Director, Illinois, Virginia.