A couple who owned a Colorado funeral home where authorities last year discovered 190 decaying bodies were indicted on federal charges that they misspent nearly $US900,000 ($1.3 million) in pandemic relief funds on vacations, cosmetic surgery, jewellery and other personal expenses, according to unsealed court documents.The indictment reaffirms accusations from state prosecutors that Jon and Carie Hallford gave families dry concrete instead of cremated ashes and alleges the couple buried the wrong body on two occasions. The couple also collected more than $200,000 from families for cremations and burial services they never provided, the indictment said.The grand jury brought federal charges in addition to more than 200 criminal counts already pending against the Hallfords in Colorado state court for corpse abuse, money laundering, theft and forgery. The 15 federal offences carry potential penalties of 20 years in prison and $388,000 in fines, according to the indictment.
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