Investigation into remains at Batavia funeral home

The Genesee County Sheriff's Office said there is a case concerning the body of a veteran, and an investigation into the timeliness of how the funeral home handled the remains.

ALSO TONIGHT -- THEMANAGER OF ABATAVIA FUNERALHOME FACES NEARLYTWO-HUNDREDCRIMINAL CHARGES...ACCUSED OFSTEALING MONEYFROM HISCUSTOMERAND NEW AT SIX -- AS 7EYEWITNESS NEWREPORTER GILATMELAMED TELLS US --INVESTIGATORS AREALSO NOW LOOKINGINTO ANOTHERDISTURBING CLAIMAGAINST THE MAN.MANY OF THE NEARLYTWO-HUNDREDCHARGES FILEDAGAINST MICHAELTOMASZEWSKI.

INCONNECTION TO THISFUNERAL HOME ANDCREMATION CHAPEL INBATAVIA BEARING THESAME NAME.

ARERELATED TO MONEY."IT COULD HAVE AVERY SIGNIFICANTIMPACT ON A LOT OFFAMILIES FOR A LONGTIME."THE GENESEECOUNTY SHERIFF'SOFFICE SAYS THERE ISALSO A CASECONCERNING THEBODY OF A VETERAN.AND ANINVESTIGATION INTOTHE TIMELINESS OFHOW THE FUNERALHOME HANDLED THEREMAINS.THE SHERIFF'S OFFICEWOULD NOT SAY HOWLONG THE REMAINSWERE LEFT WITHOUTBEING TENDED TO.TOMASZEWSKI HASNOT BEEN CHARGEDWITH ANYTHINGRELATED TO THATCASE.WE REACHED OUT TOTOMASZEWSKI BUT HEHAS NOT RETURNEDOUT REQUEST FORCOMMENT ON THEMANY CHARGESAGAINST HIM.IT APPEARED NO ONEWAS INSIDE THEFUNERAL HOME WHEN7 EYEWITNESS NEWSKNOCKED ON THEDOOR."THIS IS ONE OF THELARGER CASESOBVIOUSLY OF INSHEER NUMBER OFVICTIMS THAT OUTOFFICE HASHANDLED."INVESTIGATORS SAYVICTIMS ARE OUTANYWHERE FROM $350TO UPWARDS OF$15,000.PREPARATIONS AREUNDERWAY RIG