I reas an article in one of today’s newpapers about nurses at a hospital accepting kickbacks from local funeral directors to notify them when a death occured. This is probably news to many but it is not at all unusual. Some nurses, clergy and even hospice workers will notify funeral industry members about deaths or impending deaths. This can be a lucrative source of additional income for these, less then honorable, individuals.
Of course the payoffs can come in many different ways. For instance, tickets to sporting events or concerts. But it does happen and often. Unscrupulous members of the funeral industry will do anything within their power to acquire new customers. Caveat Emptor.
