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Former Crematory Owners Plead Guilty, Will Pay Back Taxes PDF Print E-mail
Written by DeadGirl   
Thursday, 03 May 2007
BRENTWOOD, N.H. -- The former owners of the Bayview Crematory, which was shut down more than two years ago after investigators found unidentified remains and a body in a broken cooler, agreed Thursday to plead guilty to several charges and pay back taxes to the state in a settlement. Linda and Lawrence Stokes of Salisbury pleaded guilty to charges arising from the state police investigation of the crematory in Seabrook. The crematorium, which handled up to 2,000 bodies a year from funeral homes in Massachusetts, Maine and New Hampshire, had been operating for six years without registering or being inspected by the state. It was shut down in February 2005.

Linda Stokes pleaded guilty to theft and two counts of making false tax returns. She was given a sentence of 1¼ to three years in state prison, suspended upon complying with the terms of the sentence. Her husband pleaded guilty to making a false tax return and was given a sentence of one to three years, also suspended upon complying with the terms of the sentence.
As part of the resolution, the Stokeses agreed to pay the state $247,818 for business profits taxes. The couple paid $25,000 on Thursday and have until July 27 to pay the rest, Rockingham County Jim Reams said.
Last year, a judge ruled that a lawsuit against Linda Stokes and her son, Derek Wallace, alleging negligence in the handling of bodies, consumer protection violations and misrepresentation, could be classified as a class-action case.
Wallace had sold Bayview Crematorium his mother and her husband for $1, but continued to be involved in the business, according to court papers. Authorities said their investigation of Bayview Crematorium turned up numerous cases of forged cremation certificates.
In 2005, Wallace's Massachusetts funeral director's license was suspended for five years for deceptive practices and unprofessional conduct, including his violation of a Massachusetts regulation prohibiting funeral home owners from having a financial interest in a crematorium.
Wallace is scheduled for trial on May 14, Reams said.

http://www.thebostonchannel.com/news/13255127/detail.html
 
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