Patrick Vereb is accused of taking over $650,0000 from customers who paid for dog and cat burial and cremation services between 2021 and 2024 in Western Pennsylvania.

Patrick Vereb was accused of deceiving more than 6,500 pet owners who paid for burials or cremations, discarding pets’ bodies and giving owners other animals’ ashes.

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.