STEALING FROM THE DEAD

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An employee of Calvario Funeral Home is accused of stealing a dead woman’s credit card and using it for purchases. The Dallas Police Department arrested 33-year-old Juan Vasquez in December and charged him with credit card abuse. Maria Nieto-Martinez, 24, died in a car accident Oct. 25. Vasquez received her body at the funeral home, and he is accused of stealing a credit card off her corpse. Nieto-Martinez’s sister received a message on the dead woman’s email account Oct. 29 showing charges to her credit card, according to the police. Family members then noticed that Nieto-Martinez’s credit card was missing from her personal property. The police obtained photo evidence from businesses where the card had been fraudulently used. If convicted, Vasquez could face six months to two years in jail and a fine of up to $10,000.

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