The Yolo County District Attorney's Office has filed a civil lawsuit against two popular funeral homes in Woodland that they allege profited hundreds of thousands of dollars through deceitfully overcharging their grieving customers.

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 DA's office says multiple families came forward to their Consumer Fraud and Environmental Protection Unit, which prioritizes civil investigations, with concerning allegations.

The unit launched an investigation and uncovered that from 2020 through mid-2024, the two funeral homes served more than 1,000 customers.

The complaint for the lawsuit reads, "In nearly every one

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