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🌱 How a $1M funeral fund scandal ended up in Rockville court

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  • How a $1M funeral fund scandal ended up in Rockville court

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Today's riddle: What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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📰 News we're reading

• Connecticut inspector suspended after interactions tied to funeral home owner accused of $1M theft (nhregister.com) — A state health inspector was suspended for a month over undisclosed misconduct tied to a Vernon funeral home once owned by Philip Pietras, who's accused of stealing over $1 million in prepaid funeral funds. Pietras now faces about 45 criminal cases in state Superior Court in Rockville and is expected to plead guilty later this month under a negotiated deal.
   

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