Seven N.Y. funeral directors plead in body-parts case: They will cooperate in the prosecution of four men accused of harvesting stolen and tainted tissue. From: The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, PA) | Date: October 19, 2006 | COPYRIGHT 2006 The Philadelphia Inquirer. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

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Oct. 19--Seven New York funeral directors have quietly pleaded guilty since the summer to charges that they helped a biomedical company plunder cadavers for body parts that could be sold for huge profits. The funeral directors admitted to unspecified charges in closed courtrooms as part of a deal to cooperate against four men charged earlier this year in Brooklyn, N.Y., with running the body parts scheme. The guilty pleas were revealed yesterday, as the Brooklyn District Attorney's Office announced a new round of indictments against the four men -- Michael ...

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