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, a 57-year-old resident of Goffstown, New Hampshire, admitted to the crime of interstate transport of stolen human remains, as confirmed by a news announcement from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. His guilty plea was made before Chief U.S. District Judge Matthew W. Brann.
The maximum penalty under federal law is 10 years in prison, a term of supervised release following imprisonment and a fine.
After a conviction, the judge determines the sentence based on “consideration of the applicable federal sentencing statutes and the federal sentencing guidelines,” stated 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.
