McNary's Chapel mortuary and funeral home and Kraft Brothers Funeral Directors are both owned by a married couple, Paul and Lailene Wiggins, who are named as defendants in the lawsuit.
The unit launched an investigation and uncovered that from 2020 through mid-2024, the two funeral homes served more than 1,000 customers.
The married couple has acted as both owners and funeral directors of the two businesses since 1998.
The lawsuit claims that thanks to the deceitful practices, the pair profited "...more than half a million dollars from January 2020 to June 2024."
"It's shocking that any business would take advantage of folks in this kind of vulnerable state," Nabity said.
Lara said it felt like she was being "punked" on a hidden camera reality show every time she dealt with McNary's funeral services because it was outrageous and enraging.
Lara said the funeral home first would not receive her mother's casket from Las Vegas, where she died, because she did not utilize their funeral services upfront and that she had to "unbox" her mother's casket when it arrived at McNary's.
Lara said the comments and their behavior were crass and unprofessional.
Lara said her family was also overcharged thousands of dollars in inflated service fees for services they never even received.
"It's the last place you think you'd be taken advantage of. In a circumstance like that, you don't even think at the time to ask the right questions, but it was off from the first encounter," Lara said.
"Wiggins threatened to discard her sister's cremated remains and send them to the Yolo County coroner as unclaimed if she didn't pay additional money," Nabity said. For another victim, the Wiggins are accused again of making threats while trying to get customers to pay false fees.
On top of it all, the lawsuit alleges that Lailene Wiggins, acting as a licensed insurance agent, sold pre-need insurance to customers before they died to help pay for their funerals. The beneficiaries of the policies were McNary and Kraft funeral homes. In almost every instance, "...they disregarded the guarantees Lailene Wiggins sold, and required families to pay out of pocket for expenses their deceased loved one had paid for in full," the lawsuit reads.
Nabity explained that the DA's office is pursuing the case in civil court, and it is unlikely the couple will face criminal charges, though the lawsuit alleges the actions appear to be gross misconduct under the law.
Nabity says they are pursuing restitution for the impacted families and an injunction to prevent these operators from deceiving any more victims.
Nabity says if the businesses are not operating completely within the law, they will file a motion in court for a preliminary injunction to stop their business from remaining open while the lawsuit moves forward in civil court.
CBS13 reached out to McNary's and Kraft, as well as multiple contacts for the Wiggins. We did not receive a response on Wednesday.
As of the publishing of this story, Paul Wiggins is still listed online as a licensed funeral director and cremated remains disposer.
Lailene Wiggins is still a licensed funeral director and a licensed life insurance agent for Homesteaders Life Company.
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