Former Indiana funeral home owner arrested, accused of stealing from clients
WINCHESTER, Ind. (WISH) — A former funeral home owner from northeastern Indiana has been arrested in Maine on more than 60 theft charges.
Zalo Wilson faces 64 counts of theft for stealing more than $500,000 from people who prepaid for funeral arrangements at Wilson-Shook Funeral Homes. The scam involved all four Wilson-Shook locations: Dunkirk Memorial Chapel in Jay County and Thornburg Memorial Chapel, Thomas Memorial Chapel, and Fraze-Brooks Memorial Chapel in Randolph County.
The Randolph County Sheriff’s Department says Wilson gave the victims fake paperwork and took their money instead of placing the funds in Funeral Plan Trust accounts set up through MasterChoice…