Two people in Houston were arrested after authorities say they were running a funeral home without a license while also stealing insurance payouts.
Javian Major, 26, and Sandy Broussard, 38, were charged with forgery and theft respectively, according to NBC affiliate KPRC .
The pair are accused of conspiring “to forge beneficiaries’ signatures, illicitly obtaining life insurance funds and stealing thousands,” according to a Facebook post from the Harris County Precinct 1 Constable .
Officials said at a press conference Friday that the monthslong investigation began with a tip to the Texas Funeral Commission.
“This is a case that absolutely turns my stomach,” Precinct 1 Constable Alan Rosen said during the news conference. “It turns my stomach because you’re dealing with people at the most vulnerable time of their lives – after they lost somebody they loved and cared for.”
Victims taken advantage of at ‘lowest point’
Multiple victims of the alleged scheme spoke during the news conference about falling prey during their most sensitive moments.