CREMATION SCHEME FRAUD DEFENDANT PLEADS GUILTY.Byline: David Greenberg The creator of this article, or someone who has substantially contributed to it, may have a conflict of interest regarding its subject matter. It may require cleanup to comply with Wikipedia's content policies, particularly neutral point of view. Staff Writer On the eve On the Eve (Накануне in Russian) is the third novel by famous Russian writer Ivan Turgenev, best known for his short stories and the novel Fathers and Sons. of his preliminary hearing, a Santa Ana Santa Ana, city, El Salvador Santa Ana (sän'tä ä`nä), city (1993 pop. 129,873), W El Salvador. It is the second largest city in the country and the commercial and processing center for a sugarcane, coffee, and cattle region. man pleaded guilty Tuesday to 16 counts of grand theft on charges that he swindled at least 88 Ventura County residents out of money they prepaid pre·pay tr.v. pre·paid, pre·pay·ing, pre·pays To pay or pay for beforehand. pre·pay  ment n. for cremation cremation, disposal of a corpse by fire. It is an ancient and widespread practice, second only to burial. It has been found among the chiefdoms of the Pacific Northwest, among Northern Athapascan bands in Alaska, and among Canadian cultural groups. policies. Irwin Karp, 63, could face up to six years in prison when he is sentenced Jan. 20 for selling $1,049 ``pre-need policies'' to residents in 1993-94, then spending the money on himself. ``This plea will hopefully bring some justice to the victims,'' said Deputy District Attorney Audrey Rohn. ``It will also bring accountability to Mr. Karp. And I hope it sends a message to others that Ventura County will not tolerate people ripping off senior citizens.'' By failing to place the money in a trust fund, survivors were once again billed after the buyers died, officials said. Under the agreement, Karp has agreed to pay restitution to all the victims, Rohn said. Karp, who remains free on $20,000 bail following his May arrest, originally pleaded guilty to 13 counts of grand theft. But he withdrew the plea last month when he was warned that a further review of the charges guaranteed a prison sentence if convicted. |
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