Funeral director trashed over 6,500 bodies of pets, used fake ashes to defraud customers out of $650,000: Officials

Jacob Vereb, owner of Vereb Funeral Home and Eternity Pet Memorial in Pittsburgh, has been charged with improperly disposing of thousands of pets’ bodies and giving owners the ashes of other animals, defrauding them of over $650,000 from 2021 to 2024. Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday stated that Vereb misled pet owners who paid for private cremation services, with more than 6,500 victims identified. He faces felony charges, including theft by deception, and the investigation is ongoing.