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A former Harvard Medical School morgue manager recently entered a plea in relation to an alleged scheme to steal and sell donated body parts.
Cedric Lodge, 57, of Goffstown, New Hampshire, pleaded guilty to interstate transport of stolen human remains on Wednesday before Chief U.S. District Judge Matthew W. Brann, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania.
The maximum penalty under federal law is 10 years in prison, a term of supervised release following imprisonment and a fine.
A sentence following a finding of guilt is imposed by the judge after “consideration of the applicable federal sentencing statutes and the federal sentencing guidelines,” according to the release.
Former Harvard Medical School morgue manager Cedric Lodge leaves the Warren B. Rudman U.S. Courthouse in Concord, N.H., on June 13, 2023, following his arrest on charges related to an alleged scheme to steal and sell donated body parts. (Steven Porter/Boston Globe via Getty Images)
“While Lodge has agreed to plead guilty and taken responsibility for his crimes, this likely provides little consolation to the families impacted,” Daley added. “We continue to express our deep compassion to all those affected.”
Several defendants charged in related cases pleaded guilty, receiving sentences of about a year in prison.
Denise Lodge and Joshua Taylor are still awaiting sentencing.
The case was investigated by the FBI, the U.S. Postal Inspection Service and the East Pennsboro Township Police Department in Pennsylvania.
Harvard University did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
