Overview
- Terry Alvin Kaufman, 72, waived a preliminary examination on Jan. 9 and was bound over to the 52nd Circuit Court.
- He faces one count of conducting a criminal enterprise, seven embezzlement counts, and 31 counts of conversion of funeral contracts.
- Prosecutors say he collected $192,824.98 through the Huron County Public Guardian without escrowing the money.
- Officials allege the conduct stretched over about a decade and affected roughly 55 victims, with some funds used to pay his salary.
- Kaufman founded Kaufman & Co. Funeral Home in Huron County, and he is due back in court on Feb. 2.