Sunset Mesa Funeral Home Operators Arrested For Illegal Body Part Scheme
Defendants also charged with illegally shipping diseased body parts against Department of Transportation requirements regarding hazardous materials
Hess and Koch would also ship bodies and body parts that tested positive for, or belonging to people who had died from, infectious diseases, including Hepatitis B and C, and HIV, after certifying to buyers that the remains were disease free. These shipments would be through the mail or on commercial air flights in violation of Department of Transportation regulations regarding the transportation of hazardous materials.
https://www.justice.gov/usao-co/pr/sunset-mesa-funeral-home-operators-arrested-illegal-body-part-scheme
https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdny/pr/statement-united-states-attorney-james-p-kennedy-jr-covid-19
o7 to LEOs and those upholding the rule of law..