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Wednesday, August 2, 2006

Russellville Funerary Fraud Charged with Stealing from Habitat for Humanity

Hanna indicted again - Charged with stealing $51,500 from Habitat For Humanity - Hanna served as its treasurer
Chris Cooper ~ News-Democrat & Leader (Russellville, Logan County, KY) ~ 8/1/2006

Tim Hanna, previous owner/operator of Memorial Funeral Home, was indicted by the Logan County Grand Jury on July 21 for 15 counts of Theft by Unlawful Taking over $300.

According to Hannah's indictment, he intentionally took money belonging to the Habitat For Humanity account with intent to convert funds for personal use and to deprive Habitat For Humanity of money. Hanna's counts add up to $51,500. The money was allegedly taken between May 2002 and October 2003. Hanna served Habitat For Humanity as its treasurer. Habitat For Humanity is a nonprofit organization that brings together volunteers to build housing for those in need.

This isn't Hanna's first bout with trouble. He was arrested on Feb. 6, 2006 and charged with 109 counts, ranging from theft by failure to make required disposition of property over $300, violation of trust prevision/preneed payment for funeral service, and forgery 2nd degree.

The February theft charges stem from transactions in which he allegedly took individuals pre-paid funeral funds and failed to turn them into the Funeral Funding Trust of Kentucky.

The forgery charges stem from Hanna's alleged completion of false interest reports from the Funeral Funding Trust of Kentucky on certain individuals. Hanna also allegedly contacted the Funeral Funding Trust of Kentucky and reported that he had performed funeral services for individuals who had not died yet, in order to receive the individual s pre-paid funeral funds himself.


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