Matthew Lampi, a 50-year-old Minnesota resident, has been sentenced to 15 months in prison for his involvement in the interstate transport of stolen human remains. Chief Judge Matthew Brann handed down the sentence following charges related to Lampi’s transactions with Jeremy Pauley of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. The Department of Justice confirmed the sentencing details.
Pauley, who previously made national headlines, was sentenced to probation after being found guilty of selling stolen body parts sourced from Harvard Medical School. The stolen remains were initially taken from a mortuary and crematorium in Little Rock, Arkansas, and were sold over Facebook by an accomplice.
Lampi’s purchases from Pauley amounted to over $100,000 and included various human remains over a period, including the corpse of a stillborn baby that was initially designated for cremation.
In addition to his prison term, Lampi is ordered to pay a $2,000 fine and restitution. This case is part of a broader multi-year federal investigation into the interstate trafficking of stolen human remains.
