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Funeral home owner who stashed nearly 190 decomposing bodies sentenced to 20 years in prison

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Jon Hallford , owner of Return to Nature Funeral Home, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud last year .

Federal prosecutors are seeking a 15-year sentence and Hallford ’s attorney asked for 10 years .

Hallford and co-owner Carie Hallford were accused of storing the bodies between 2019 and 2023 and sending families fake ashes.

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