FRANKFORT, Ky. (June 18, 2026) – Attorney General Russell Coleman announced today the indictment of a Campbellsville funeral home director on felony charges related to defrauding more than a dozen families.
A Taylor County Grand Jury indicted Donald Auberry, 53, on 13 counts of Violation of Trust Provisions/Pre Need Payments for Funeral Services (Class C Felony).
According to the indictment, between July 2021 and April 2025, Auberry defrauded families who paid for his funeral services. The alleged abuses happened at least 13 times.
The Attorney General’s Department of Criminal Investigations (DCI) investigated the case. The Commonwealth’s Attorney Office for the 11th Judicial Circuit presented the case to the Grand Jury on behalf of the Commonwealth.
Arraignment is scheduled for June 23, 2026.
The Kentucky Supreme Court’s rule on trial publicity limits information the Office can provide publicly.
The charges in an indictment are allegations, and the defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
(Lauren Adams – Office of Attorney General Russell Coleman)