FRANKFORT (09/13/24) – The Kentucky Attorney General’s Office of Consumer Protection has won a civil penalty against the Cloverport Funeral Home and Kentuckiana Funeral Services over the issue of nearly 300 illegal cremations.
A recent Breckinridge Circuit Court judgment ordered the two entities to pay 580-thousand dollars for 290 cremations performed.
The unregistered crematory has been closed since January when Attorney General Russell Coleman secured a temporary restraining order, after an investigation revealed the facility had failed to register to operate a crematory and was providing cremation services without a license in violation of Kentucky law.
“No family should be taken advantage of during their time of grief. Our Office quickly launched an investigation to hold these organizations accountable for brazen disregard for the law,” Coleman stated. “Our Office of Consumer Protection is constantly on the lookout for scams and fraud that target Kentuckians. We encourage anyone who believes they’ve been the victim of a scam or some other illegal business practice to contact our Office.”
A statement from Coleman’s office says litigation continues against the owner of the facilities, Anthony Oxendine.
