The death of a family member is sad enough, but when the trust of the cemetery where the loved is interred is destroyed, it becomes abuse. Jemar Lambert, owner of Galilee Memorial Gardens, has been arrested for theft and abuse. It is reported he improperly buried multiple bodies in the same graves and sold plots located on land he did not even own. He is suspected of selling as much as $60,000 in non-existent plots.

If you have a loved one interred at Galilee Memorial Gardens:

The Cochran Firm in Memphis wants you and your family to have the assurance that your loved one received a caring and proper burial in the place you chose. The Firm feels that you should be adequately and justly compensated for additional grief if that did not happen. Contact us today if a family member or friend has been interred at Galilee Memorial Gardens. We are making every effort to insure that each person was buried appropriately and in their proper plot and will aggressively pursue justice on behalf of families who have been wronged.

How serious is this?

Here is what has been reported thus far:

• Plots were sold on land not owned by Galilee Memorial Gardens,
• Caskets were crushed to allow other people to be buried in the same plot,
• Three people were buried in the same grave in March 2013,
• Many plots are reported to have multiple bodies,
• The cemetery has been operating without certification since 2010,
• Some families cannot find their loved one's grave,
• The owner, Jemar Lambert, has been arrested for theft, abuse of a corpse and additional charges may be coming.