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Funeral home director tries to pull a fast one...

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"BLUEFIELD, W.Va. – A former funeral director who defrauded an insurance company was sentenced today to a year and a month in federal prison, announced United States Attorney Mike Stuart. Joel L. McGuire, 61, of Alderson, previously pleaded guilty to wire fraud. He was also ordered to pay $50,200.18 in restitution. McGuire was the funeral director at Broyles-McGuire Funeral Home in Union in Monroe County. While serving as funeral director, McGuire also sold insurance policies that would pay for clients’ funerals upon their death. On August 31, 2012, McGuire submitted a claim, stating that a client had passed away on August 29, 2012, and that he had provided funeral services at a cost of $3,313.71. McGuire knew that the client was still alive and that he had not provided any funeral services. The insurance company paid McGuire $3,312.71 for the claim. McGuire also admitted that, as a result of his submission of numerous other false claims for clients that had not died, he rece

A Generation comes, a generation goes

Shemos A generation comes a generation goes….(c) 2018 This weeks Torah reading, like lehavdil, the new year of 2018, begins the second book of the Torah, known as Shemos. According to the sages of Israel, the Torah  is one continuous scroll, unlike the apostates who claim the Torah was written at different times  by different people .  The proof that it is one continuous book can be found with the aid of Gematria. The Gematria of  Exodus 1:1, where it says, And these are the names of the children of Israel who were coming to Mitzrayim, equals 3161. Another prhase  with the same number can be found at Genesis 45:7, where Joseph tells  his brothers after revealing his true identity, “that Hashem has sent me before you to sustain you in the land and for a momentous deliverance. It is quite clear from the book of Exodus that there is a connection between this phrase and the theme of Exodus, which was our redemption from Mitzrayim and our redemption from all future tyrannies. On