A former Wabaunsee County coroner already in legal trouble at the county and state levels has now been sentenced to wire fraud in federal court.
Shawn Parcells, 42, received nearly six years in federal prison after pleading guilty to one fraud count. The government says Parcells, the owner of National Autopsy Services LLC, convinced at least one client he was qualified to do autopsy work while having false credentials. The report that followed, which cost the client $5,000, had no pathologist as part of the report or the examination.
The government also says Parcells used NAS to get almost $1.2 million in total fees from over 350 clients between May 2016 and May 2019. In many of the cases, Parcells did not offer an authentic completed report.
Just last month, Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt said Parcells can no longer do business in Kansas after Parcells and three of his businesses had to pay over $250,000 in restitution — and over $500,000 additional in violations, damages and fees — to over 80 customers as part of state legal action.
Parcells was convicted last year of felony theft and misdemeanor criminal desecration in Wabaunsee County. Sentencing has not yet taken place.
