A Colorado funeral home owner accused of stashing nearly 200 decomposing bodies in a room-temperature building admitted in federal court Monday that she cheated customers and defrauded the federal government out of nearly $900,

Prosecutors say the couple who ran the funeral home cheated customers of cremation services and spent the money on vacations and jewelry.

Carie Hallford, who pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud in federal court, faces a maximum of 20 years in prison. As part of the agreement, Hallford admitted to sending families dry concrete in place of ashes and stashing decomposing bodies in a room-temperature building.

Hamdi Hussein Omar, 29, of St. Paul, pleaded guilty on Aug. 1 to one count of wire fraud in U.S. District Court. Prosecutors said her fraudulent actions cost taxpayers $1.4 million.

Carie Hallford pleaded guilty to a federal charge in connection to her operation of the Return to Nature funeral home in Penrose, Colorado. The facility was found to have nearly 200 bodies improperly stored.

The co-owner of a funeral home in Penrose pleaded guilty in court Monday to a federal felony wire fraud charge, marking her second change of plea in the case.

Carrie Hallford, co-owner of the Return to Nature Funeral Home, has changed her plea in federal court, pleading guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud. In her plea agreement with the federal government,

Carie Hallford has reversed her plea in the federal case against her and husband Jon and now potentially faces more than a decade in prison on financial crimes.

Carie Hallford, co-owner of Return to Nature Funeral Home, is expected to plead guilty to federal charges today, just weeks after her husband, Jon Hallford, received a maximum 20-year federal prison sentence.