The Paper Smelled of Ink - When Money Replaced Oversight
The tragedy of the American funeral industry isn’t just what decays in storage - it’s what disappears in ledgers.
For sixteen years, National Prearranged Services promised peace of mind through prepaid funeral plans. Thousands mailed checks, believing their future grief was handled. But behind the glossy brochures, executives siphoned millions from trust accounts.
When the company collapsed in 2008, 97,000 consumers across sixteen states discovered their “fully funded” plans were empty. Small funeral homes were left performing services for free rather than betray grieving families.
No one smelled anything this time. The rot was financial. The stench was paperwork.
Accountability isn’t just about clean facilities - it’s about clean records.
Pantheon Platforms was born to make sure trust has a ledger that can’t be forged.
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Read the story behind the system in When Cerberus Fell Asleep.