Pat Vereb, the owner of Vereb Funeral Home and Eternity Pet Memorial in the Pittsburgh area, told pet owners he would cremate their dog or cat for a fee. But that's not what he did, authorities say. The post ‘They wouldn’t go in the freezers’: Funeral home director gave fake ashes to thousands of grieving pet owners,

There might be more than 6,500 victims of suspect Patrick Roy Vereb, the 70-year-old owner of Vereb Funeral Home and Eternity Pet Memorial, state prosecutors said.

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.