Funeral director faces additional charge; new attorney appointed
By NIKKI YOUNK, Staff WriterCRYSTAL FALLS - Iron River funeral director Terry Lee Langenberg has been charged with another felony related to alleged fraudulent business practices, and has been assigned a new lawyer.
The new charge against Langenberg, 55, is larceny by conversion-more than $1,000 but less than $20,000, trial court officials said.
During a motion hearing Wednesday in the Iron County Trial Court, Judge C. Joseph Schwedler scheduled Langenberg for a July 2 preliminary examination to review all of his charges.
Langenberg also faces one count of criminal enterprise-conducting, two counts of uttering and publishing, eight counts of embezzlement, and eight counts of funeral contracts-conversion. All are felonies.
Also on Wednesday, Langenberg's attorney Roy Polich filed a motion to withdraw as counsel, said officials.
Judge Schwedler then appointed Donald Powell of Iron River to represent Langenberg.
According to officials, Langenberg's trial is still scheduled for August.
In June 2008, Langenberg was sentenced to 60 days in jail and 18 months probation for four misdemeanor charges of funeral contracts-rule violations. He was later sentenced to an additional six months in jail after failing to pay restitution to his victims in a timely fashion.
Nikki Younk's e-mail address is nyounk@ironmountaindailynews.com.
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canhsmom
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06-25-09 11:25 PM
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It is sick that someone would be so disgusting as to put a grieving family through even more heartbreak. That is a terrible thing to do, and I hope the guilt eats the greedy********to death.
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RandallRKniess
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06-25-09 10:21 PM
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It's too bad someone doesn't give this guy the service that he failed to render.
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jendee
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06-25-09 10:16 PM
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hey jollyjim whos joe
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yoopercrew
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06-25-09 9:15 PM
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They will let him slip away in the end anyway. Iron county is not corrupt, just stupid. This man was entrusted with the most precious thing in the world, our deceased loved ones. He should never see day light again. But believe me, if he started doing business again he would do better then before this free advertisement he's getting. Thats Iron County.
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jollyjim
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06-25-09 2:25 PM
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Just how long does it take to put a crooked businessman in jail in Iron County??? This has been going on since 2004 Joe!!!
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