Current:Home > MarketsMan pleads guilty to charges stemming from human remains trade tied to Harvard Medical School-LoTradeCoin
Man pleads guilty to charges stemming from human remains trade tied to Harvard Medical School
View Date:2024-12-23 22:46:29
SCRANTON, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania man has pleaded guilty to federal charges stemming from the theft and sale of human body parts taken from Harvard Medical School and an Arkansas mortuary.
Jeremy Pauley, 41, of Thompson, pleaded guilty Thursday to conspiracy and interstate transportation of stolen property, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. He now faces up to 15 years in prison, but it wasn’t known Friday if a sentencing date has been scheduled.
Pauley admitted that he bought human remains from multiple people, knowing the remains were stolen, and also admitted to selling many of the stolen remains to others, including at least one person who also knew they had been stolen.
Pauley was among seven people indicted in the case in June. Trials are still pending for the other defendants, including Cedric Lodge, 55, of Goffstown, New Hampshire, who is accused of stealing dissected portions of cadavers that were donated to the medical school in the scheme that stretched from 2018 to early 2023. The body parts were taken without the school’s knowledge or permission, authorities have said, adding that the school has cooperated with the investigation.
Lodge sometimes took the body parts — which included heads, brains, skin and bones — back to his home while some remains were sent to buyers through the mail, authorities allege. Lodge also allegedly allowed buyers to come to the morgue to pick what remains they wanted to buy. Lodge’s wife, Denise, 63, also faces charges in connection with the case.
Both Lodge and his wife declined to comment on the charges during an initial court appearance in June.
Bodies donated to Harvard Medical School are used for education, teaching or research purposes. Once they are no longer needed, the cadavers are usually cremated and the ashes are returned to the donor’s family or buried in a cemetery.
.
veryGood! (3)
Related
- Taylor Swift gifts 7-year-old '22' hat after promising to meet her when she was a baby
- Francine weakens moving inland from Gulf Coast after hurricane winds cause blackouts
- Court won’t allow public money to be spent on private schools in South Carolina
- Former South Carolina, Jets RB Kevin Long dies at 69
- Will the NBA Cup become a treasured tradition? League hopes so, but it’s too soon to tell
- 2024 MTV VMAs: How Nicky Hilton’s Kids Fangirl Over Aunt Paris Hilton
- Bridge Fire explodes in size, prompts evacuations and burns homes in SoCal
- Nearly six months later, a $1.1 billion Mega Millions jackpot still hasn’t been claimed
- Angels sign Travis d'Arnaud: Former All-Star catcher gets multiyear contract in LA
- Chris Hemsworth and Elsa Pataky's Kids Are Their Spitting Image in Red Carpet Appearance
Ranking
- 10 Trendy Bags To Bring to All of Your Holiday Plans
- Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy delivers truth bomb about reality of paying players
- DWTS Alum Lindsay Arnold Speaks Out on Secret Lives of Mormon Wives as a Mormon Herself
- 'My son is not a monster': Mother of Georgia shooting suspect apologizes in letter
- Moana 2 Star Dwayne Johnson Shares the Empowering Message Film Sends to Young Girls
- Warm oceans strengthened Hurricane Francine and could power more Fall storms
- Trainer Gunnar Peterson’s Daughter, 4, Cancer Free After Bone Marrow Transplant From Brother
- Conditions starting to 'deteriorate' in La. as Hurricane Francine nears: Live updates
Recommendation
-
Amazon launches an online discount storefront to better compete with Shein and Temu
-
Cardi B Gives Birth, Welcomes Baby No. 3 With Estranged Husband Offset
-
Shopping on impulse? Most of us make impulse buys. Here's how to stop.
-
Off the Grid: Sally breaks down USA TODAY's daily crossword puzzle, Body Composition
-
FSU football fires offensive, defensive coordinators, wide receivers coach
-
Why Travis Kelce Didn't Join Taylor Swift at the 2024 MTV VMAs
-
With Florida football's struggles near breaking point, can DJ Lagway save Billy Napier's job?
-
2024 MTV VMAs: How Nicky Hilton’s Kids Fangirl Over Aunt Paris Hilton