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Will The Illinois Funeral Directors Association soon Rest in Peace?

Will The Illinois Funeral Directors Association soon Rest in Peace?

Revealed here is some interesting news in the Illinois Funeral Directors Association Ponzi Sheme. The comptroller of the State of Illinois has demanded that Funeral Leaders in the State repay 10 million dollars. This is because they took excess fees out of the IFDA Preneed Trust.(more than allowed by law). This was a classic insurance ponzi scheme where 59 million dollars was lost.

One funeral director in Illinois has stated that this will be the makings of a funeral for the Illinois Funeral Directors Association.

“The next board of IFDA due to be seated and sworn in next month just might be in charge of making funeral arrangements for our once great association. I’m not sure at this point she can be saved. Arrangements pending?” -fromyourfuneralguy.wordpress.com

Certainly the Illinois Funeral directors  Association is in great trouble and probably near death. There are two high profile lawsuits going on and a third where the IFDA  insurer is suing (lawsuit against)the association so as to not to pay for the lawsuits or potential damages!

From the “Chicago Tribune, May 13th 2009

THE COMPTROLLER OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS HAS DECLARED ILLINOIS FUNERAL LEADERS GREEDY AND DEMAND THEY RETURN 10 MILLLION DOLLARS.

THE COMPTROLLER OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS HAS DECLARED ILLINOIS FUNERAL LEADERS GREEDY AND DEMAND THEY RETURN 10 MILLLION DOLLARS.

Hynes asked the Illinois Funeral Directors Association to return $9.6 million in management fees taken from 2000 to 2006 to administer the trust. He accused the association of charging more than the legal limit.

These excess management fees are a display of greed and a betrayal of the consumer trust that will not be tolerated,” Hynes said.
The association, which in the past has denied that the fees were excessive, maintained its position.”

The Tribune Article then goes on to show how the Illiniois Funeral Directors Association has defied the Comptroller of the State of Illinois.

THE DEATH OF THE IFDA HAS BEEN PREDICTED AT THIS BLOG. Check out these posts.

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prophecy on ILLINOIS FUNERAL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION LAWSUIT

llinois Corruption|FROM DEATH TO US SENATE|

The IFDA’s Lower cost Funeral is about to begin. Another sad day for funeral preneed.

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Friday, May 15th, 2009

Corruption in Illinois goes from Death to the US  Senate. It appears as if a though the trust fund that the ILLINOIS  FUNERAL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION were  unfaithful

The Illinois Funeral Directors Association were unfaithfaith ful stewards and corrupt in regards to The Illinois Funeral TRUST fund.

The Illinois Funeral Directors Association were unfaithfful stewards and corrupt in regards to The Illinois Funeral TRUST fund.

stewards of is failing.

In the fall of 2008 the fund was written down for $59 Million. GONE! Their  investors put money in  tune of $190 -Million in scandalous life insurance policies. The fund consisted of preneed funds for funerals for about 44,000 people in Illinois

Investigators have been shocked to find that money was used to pay for unique key life insurance policies, lobbying ,loans, special projects and perks  for funeral home directors and Leaders at the Illinois Funeral Directors Association (IFDA).

The Illinois Funeral Directors Association  stated that the funds were  safe and guaranteed in U.S. Treasury securities, corporate bonds and other fixed income securites Instead went into fraudelant insurance policies with a $25,000 bribe for free life insurance paid for by the IFDA.

Funeral directors in the state did not follow up with due diligence according  to deathcarelaw.com

“In a nutshell, Illinois funeral directors did not perform due diligence with regard to the management of their master trust. Instead, funeral directors placed their trust in their elected leadership, who then placed their trust in an investment advisor.”
Those 300+ funeral directors who were named  in Special  Key Guy life Insurance policies have not and will not die

IL Senator Burris and the IFDA have refused to answer FUNERAL TRUST FUND ANSWERS since a January 16th 2009 article in World Net Daily.

IL Senator Burris and the IFDA have refused to answer FUNERAL TRUST FUND Questions since a January 16th 2009 article in World Net Daily.

fast enough so as to pay off  the funerals of  Public investors who pre-paid.

The man who took  President Barack Obama’s Senate seat,  Illinois’  Senator an  Ex-Gov. Blagojevich’s appointee, Roland Burris, granted the IFDA its trust license in 1980 as State Comptroller.

Then as ILLINOIS Comptroller he renewed that license 20X. He then lobbied for the IFDA in 2007.  Senator Roland Burris(D-IL)  after multiple requests has not said anything  about he was paid for lobbying or if the funds came from the scandalous IFDA PRENEED TRUST.

Corruption in Illinois Goes From Death to the US Senate.

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obit-mag


Britt cartoon: On Roland Burris’ credibility amid IFDA questions Gatehouse News and the Peoria Journal STAR under Creative Commons license

Illinois Secretary of State Securities Document

deathcarelaw.com

World Net Daily


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Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009

Colorado: Home Funerals, SCI, fight over licensing of Funeral Directors.

Colorado: Home Funerals, SCI, fight over licensing of Funeral Directors.

Colorado Licensing of funeral directors and Crematory operators as well as Home Funerals have been in the news lately. These stories are  happening both in the Colorado Media  and the New York Times.

In Colorado the State may past a licensing law for funeral directors. The waters on this are turning to blood. SCI (Service Corporation International)and Lisa Carlson are pulling strings behind the scenes. View on the Web

Are licenses needed for funeral directors? Colorado has not had them since 1982. There actually seems to be less problems, and less scandals than other parts of the country.

This does not compute. Licenses are supposed to keep people honest. This does not seem to be the case of late.

1.19 States- National Prearranged Services Scandal |2008.|-1Billion Dollars+.

2. Illinois- IFDA Preneed Trust Scandal|2008-2009|-59 Million dollars+.

3. Mississipi-|2008|Hundreds of Thousands in Preneed Theft

4 Virginia-|2009| Payment for Thousand s of funeral in doubt due to the VFDA sponsored Shenedoah Life.

5.Virginia|2009| Veteran Corpse abuse of Veterans Headed to Arlington National Cemetery by NYSE:SCI.

MORE: Legs cut off a corpse, NFDA Secretary in on IFDA Scandal,cremation of wrong body, list goes on.

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Tuesday, April 21st, 2009
The Illinois Funeral Directors Association operated under false pretense and did not tell the true story about their preneed trust fund.

The Illinois Funeral Directors Association operated under false pretense and did not tell the true story about their preneed trust fund.

The Illinois funeral directors association may be having a funeral soon. This is because they were entrusted with 300 million dollars, and then one day POOF ! 59 million gone.  Recently a reporter at the State Journal Register Newspaper was called the “Bob Woodward” of Springfield, IL because of his coverage of the Illinois Funeral Directors Association Ponzi Scheme.

Links to the Springfield, IL Newspaper articles present a great summary of the IFDA Funeral Fund Ponzi Scheme.

Timeline of IFDA Funeral Trust Fund Scandal

Letter to the Editor April 14th

Hynes won’t release audit of IFDA Funeral Trust

Pre-need Investor demands repayment of principle

Funeral directors subpoena Burris papers

Financial adviser is focus of state’s funeral trust lawsuit

All of the detailed Reporting on the IFDA preneed Trust Scandal, documents, politicos, people, facts figures has been the worl of one Reporter Bruce Rushton. He is with the Springfield, Il Newspaper, the State Journal Register.

All of the detailed Reporting on the IFDA preneed Trust Scandal, documents, politicos, people, facts figures has been the work of one Reporter Bruce Rushton. He is with the Springfield, Il Newspaper, the State Journal Register.

Bruce Rushton of  the Springfield, Il, State Journal Register is the reporter that was called Bob Woodward(Washington Post and Watergate Fame)

Here is the quote:

“I certainly commend your fine reporter, Bruce Rushton, for the amazing work he has already done. In fact, I call him the “Bob Woodward of Springfield.” In addition to getting more cooperation from Hynes……Wendell Hahn
Retired and former
President & CEO
Federated Funeral Directors
of America”

The Illinos  Funeral Directors Association has cost the Funeral Directors in the State of Illinois a lot of money. This money will eventually have to paid by the Funeral Consumer.

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The State Journal Register plaque is from Flickr  under the creative commons license from myoldpostcards’ photostream


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Sunday, April 19th, 2009
Franklin Roosevelt mailing a letter

Franklin Roosevelt mailing a letter

Funeral Services|FDR|White House,April 14,1945. Franklin D Roosevelt had his funeral  at the White House  64 years ago. He was the 31st President of the United States of America. He was known as the great White Father(not a racial thing). He saw the American People through the great depression and the second World War.

He died of a cerebal brain hemmorage probably due to high blood pressure. He did a great job planning his funeral and he did not prepay it or do preneed. One problem though. He told no one where the plans for his funeral were. They were discovered after the funeral in a safe. Good funeral planning but poor communication. It did not make for effective mourning.

The Lesson: Plan Your Funeral but tell others about it.

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Franklin D Roosevelt Memorial

Franklin D Roosevelt Memorial

Roosevelt Mailing a letter from Flickr from

Smithsonian Institution’s photostream

Franklin D. Roosevelt  Memorial From  Flickr under the creative commons license from

cliff1066′s photostream

FYI Prepaid and preneed began about 1972


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Wednesday, April 15th, 2009
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