Rockland DA Prevents Sale Of Scarr Funeral Home

SUFFERN, NY — The Rockland County District Attorney seeks to stop money from any sale of Scarr Funeral Home and associated properties going to the owners, Leonard Scarr and his spouse.

As Plaintiff - Claiming Authority, the DA filed a civil forfeiture action in the Rockland County Supreme Court asking for a temporary restraining order.

The Honorable Robert Berliner signed the order, which freezes the Scarrs’ bank accounts and stays the sale of the Scarr Funeral Home until further order of the court, DA Thomas E. Walsh II announced Tuesday.

Scarr, the owner of a funeral home in Suffern, was indicted Sept. 4 on nine felony counts. Prosecutors alleged that between July 11 and Oct. 11, 2019, Scarr forged death certificates for three clients who had set up pre-paid burial escrow accounts, and then withdrew the accounts' funds, each of which exceeded $6,000. SEE: Funeral Home Owner Indicted Over Pre-Paid Burial Accounts

The investigation by the Ramapo Police Department and the Rockland County District Attorney's Office is continuing, Walsh said.

"As we continue to investigate the financial issues surrounding Scarr Funeral Home, I felt that my office needed to protect the victims to ensure there are funds remaining from the sale of that property," he said. "The Rockland County District Attorney's Office will ensure that the victims of this fraud are made whole."