Authorities say Shawn Parcells made more than $1.1 million from more than 350 clients for autopsies, most of which he did not perform.
man has been sentenced to nearly six years in prison for wire fraud after he admitted to running an illegal autopsy scheme.
As the owner of National Autopsy Services, LCC, Parcells convinced a client in 2016 to pay $5,000 for an autopsy, according to the DOJ. The client received an emailed autopsy report that appeared to be authored by Parcells. But no pathologist was involved in the examination or report, which is illegal.U.S.
In August, Parcells was banned from doing business in Kansas and ordered to pay more than $700,000 in restitution and fines for the state cases. He was also ordered to pay over $250,000 in restitution to 82 people that used his services. That came after he was convicted in November of three felonies and three misdemeanors related to providing illegal autopsies in Wabaunsee County.