Pat Vereb, the owner of Vereb Funeral Home and Eternity Pet Memorial in the Pittsburgh area, told pet owners he would cremate their dog or cat for a fee. But that's not what he did, authorities say. The post ‘They wouldn’t go in the freezers’: Funeral home director gave fake ashes to thousands of grieving pet owners,

Patrick Vereb, 70, is accused of stealing over $650,000 dollars from over 6,500 people across four counties in Pennsylvania.

Patrick Vereb, owner of Vereb Funeral Home and Eternity Pet Memorial in Pittsburgh, is charged with theft by deception, receiving stolen property, and deceptive business practices, according to an April 28 news release from the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office.