Overview
- Jeremy Pauley pleaded guilty to interstate transport of stolen property and a related conspiracy count in the federal case.
- He received six years in prison, three years of supervised release, court-ordered counseling, a $2,000 fine, and about $1,700 in restitution.
- U.S. District Judge Matthew Brann said prosecutors could proceed because the items were stolen and crossed state lines, noting no blanket ban on possessing or selling remains under federal or Pennsylvania law.
- Prosecutors described Pauley as a central middleman who preserved and resold remains obtained from thefts tied to Harvard Medical School’s anatomical program and an Arkansas mortuary.
- Victim statements highlighted severe trauma, including the case of Baby Lux, whose fetal remains were smuggled and resold before being returned for cremation, with Pauley ordered to pay cremation costs.