TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Shawn Parcells, the man convicted of performing illegal autopsies, will spend more than 5 years in prison for wire fraud.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Kansas says Shawn Lynn Parcells, 42, of Topeka, was sentenced to 69 months - 5.75 years - in prison for a wire fraud scheme. In May 2022, he pleaded guilty to a single count of the crime.
Court records indicate that in July 2016, Parcells was the owner of National Autopsy Services, LLC, and convinced a client that he was qualified to conduct an autopsy based on false credentials. The client paid him $5,000 for the services and received an emailed copy of a final report from Parcells. The report included an opinion made within “a certain degree of medical certainty as a Forensic, Neuro, and Infectious Disease Epidemiology Fellow,” and appeared to be authored by Parcells.
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The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Kansas says Shawn Lynn Parcells, 42, of Topeka, was sentenced to 69 months - 5.75 years - in prison for a wire fraud scheme. In May 2022, he pleaded guilty to a single count of the crime.
Court records indicate that in July 2016, Parcells was the owner of National Autopsy Services, LLC, and convinced a client that he was qualified to conduct an autopsy based on false credentials. The client paid him $5,000 for the services and received an emailed copy of a final report from Parcells. The report included an opinion made within “a certain degree of medical certainty as a Forensic, Neuro, and Infectious Disease Epidemiology Fellow,” and appeared to be authored by Parcells.
Man convicted of performing illegal autopsies sentenced to prison for wire fraud
Shawn Parcells, the man convicted of performing illegal autopsies, will spend more than 5 years in prison for wire fraud.
