Deputies arrested a man and woman for allegedly running a funeral business without a license on Friday, according to Harris County Precinct 1 Constable’s Office.
Precinct 1 Constable Alan Rosen, investigators, and victims gathered for a news conference held Friday afternoon.
Javian Major, 26, and Sandy Broussard, 38, were charged with forgery after an eight-month-long investigation by Precinct 1’s office and the Texas Rangers.
The two suspects are accused of stealing thousands of dollars by forging the beneficiaries’ signatures in order to acquire the life insurance payments from dead individuals, according to authorities.
“This is a case that absolutely turns my stomach. It turns my stomach because you’re dealing with people at the most vulnerable time of their lives after they have lost somebody that they have loved and cared for. And for me, that is what makes this case so important,” Rosen said.
Rosen said that Major served as a funeral director and would ask the victims to send money and details about their insurance policies.