Wisconsin Man Charged with Stealing Human Remains

Thomas A. Munson, 76, from Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, has been charged with one count of embezzlement and theft.­  The charge is contained in an Information filed on December 8, 2015, in United States District Court in Cedar Rapids. 

The Information alleges that, between about July 16, 1990 and May 17, 2012, Munson knowingly concealed human remains in the possession of the United States.

If convicted Munson faces the following maximum penalties: (1) not more than one year imprisonment without the possibility of parole or a term of probation of not more than five years; (2) a fine of not more than $100,000; (3) a mandatory special assessment of $25; and (4) a term of supervised release of not more than one year following any prison term.

Munson appeared on December 16, 2015, in federal court in Cedar Rapids and was released without bond.  Munson’s next appearance for a change of plea hearing is set for January 4, 2016, at 1:30 p.m. 

As with any criminal case, a charge is merely an accusation and a defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.

The case was investigated by the National Park Service and is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Forde Fairchild.

Court file information at https://ecf.iand.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/login.pl. 

The case file number is 15-CR-1030.

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