A Colorado funeral home operator accused of illegally selling body parts and giving clients fake ashes was sentenced to 20 years in prison Tuesday by a federal court judge. Megan Hess received the ...

The same judge, Christine M. Arguello, on Monday stuck with her original sentences, giving Megan Hess 20 years and Shirley Koch 15 years, following a lengthy resentencing hearing.

A Colorado funeral home operator accused of ... The Daily Sentinel reports that Megan Hess faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison after entering the plea Tuesday in Grand Junction.

As Megan Hess and Shirley Koch held out their arms ... to sell body parts without the consent of grieving families on Colorado’s Western Slope. Hess’ mother, Koch, 69, received a 15-year ...

A former Colorado funeral home owner pleaded guilty to secretly dissecting corpses and selling body parts without consent from mourning relatives. Megan Hess — who operated the Sunset Mesa ...

In 2023, a federal judge sentenced Megan Hess and her mother, Shirley Koch, to 20 and 15 years in prison, respectively, after they pleaded guilty to federal charges. The duo were convicted in a ...

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado confirmed in a statement Tuesday that Megan Hess, 45, pleaded guilty to one count of mail fraud and aiding and abetting. The charges come ...

Megan Hess, left, arrives to the Wayne Aspinall Courthouse ... He spearheaded the legislation aimed at closing loopholes in Colorado’s funeral home oversight statutes. “My faith in our ...

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Megan Hess, 46, was sentenced on Tuesday for ...

Megan Hess, 46, pleaded guilty to fraud in July. She operated a funeral home, Sunset Mesa, and a body parts entity, Donor Services, from the same building in Montrose, Colorado. The 20-year term ...

GRAND JUNCTION — Megan Hess and Shirley Koch slowly put out their ... He spearheaded the legislation aimed at closing loopholes in Colorado’s funeral home oversight statutes.

Megan Hess, left, arrives at the Wayne Aspinall Courthouse with ... He spearheaded the legislation aimed at closing loopholes in Colorado’s funeral home oversight statutes. “My faith in our judiciary ...