A former funeral director in Madison County, Indiana will spend no time behind bars after admitting she stole nearly $50,000 from grieving families and the funeral home that employed her for eight years. Adrianna McCoy overcharged customers and funneled extra fees into her own account between 2024 and late 2025. She spent the money on massages, hairdressers and country club dues taken from grieving families.
McCoy worked for Legacy Cremation and Funeral Services for eight years before the scheme unraveled, according to Fox 59. The outlet reports she overcharged funeral customers tens of thousands of dollars and transferred additional service charges into her own account, pulling nearly $50,000 from grieving families and the company itself over roughly two years.
A Lavish Lifestyle Funded By Funeral Fees
Investigators say the stolen money did not go toward anything resembling necessity. Fox 59's reporting details spending on massages, hairdressers, country club fees, a health coach, a painter, lawn care and utility bills, along with thousands of dollars reportedly spent on Amazon purchases. Legacy Cremation and Funeral Services has said most of the malfeasance was directed at the company itself rather than at individual customers, though the business also reported that thousands of dollars were stolen directly from its own accounts.
The funeral home said it acted swiftly once it discovered the missing money, firing McCoy after detecting the criminal activity. Law enforcement then pressed charges that initially included theft, fraud, forgery and corrupt business influence, with McCoy facing a Level 5 felony that carried up to six years in prison.
Plea Deal Clears Most Charges
Those more serious charges never stuck. McCoy accepted a plea deal and on Friday pleaded guilty to two counts of theft as Level 6 felonies, with all other charges dismissed as part of the agreement, the same report states. A judge sentenced her to two years in prison, but suspended the entire sentence to probation, meaning McCoy will spend no time behind bars.
As part of the deal, McCoy was also ordered to pay $30,000 in restitution. Madison County Prosecutor Rodney Cummings framed the case in stark terms, saying someone used grieving people's circumstances to take money for a lavish lifestyle, adding that the crimes came at the expense of people who are grieving probably one of the worst times of their life.
Court records for the case can be searched through Indiana's Odyssey Public Access system, known as MyCase, though the state notes that electronic access to court information remains restricted by federal and state law as well as court rules and orders. Funeral directors in Indiana are also subject to oversight from the Funeral and Cemetery Board, which licenses and regulates professionals in the industry statewide.
