A Florida National Cemetery worker stole a deceased veteran's wallet from an urn and bought pizza and video gaming cards with the vet's credit card, Sumter County deputies say.
- Kevin A. Cullen charged with theft, disturbing contents of grave
- Cullen works at Florida National Cemetery
- He was in charge of interring World War II veteran's ashes
Kevin A. Cullen, 33, of Bushnell was arrested Monday on several charges, including fraudulent use of personal identification of a deceased person and credit card theft.
Cullen was responsible for interring the ashes of a 93-year-old World War II Navy torpedoman who died in late November but whose ashes were not interred until April, Sumter County deputies said.
Family members were resolving the veteran's financial affairs when they found suspicious credit card charges on his accounts that occurred on the same day the veteran was interred, deputies said.
Sumter detectives and a special agent from the Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General met with Cullen before he reported for duty at the cemetery Monday morning. During an interview at the Sheriff's Office, deputies said he admitted to taking the deceased veteran's wallet from the urn and buying the pizza and gaming cards with the credit card.
Cullen was booked in the Sumter Detention Center on $11,000 bond.