An Eldon man is one of three accused of a scheme where they used the identities of dead people to steal $437,000.

Prosecutors charged Lamar K. Johnson, 40, Eldon, Warren W. Watkins, 39, and Marissia Jackson, 25, both of Kansas City, Mo., with 37 counts.

Watkins, Jackson, and Johnson are accused of using stolen identities to file 238 claims for $1,200 economic impact payments from the CARES Act, a total of $285,600.

They are also accused of trying to get $152,155 in income tax returns. The IRS only paid out $4,800 on those claims.

Watkins was associated with two funeral homes in Kansas City. According to the indictment, 226 of the people whose identities they used had their funerals at those homes.

Watkins is charged with all 37 charges, Johnson and Jackson face ten charges each.