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Harvard to pay $53m over theft and sale of human remains from medical school

Former Harvard medical school morgue manager Cedric Lodge was sentenced to eight years in prison last year after guilty plea

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The Irish Times
Country
Ireland
Source published
19 Aug 2026, 14:39 UTC
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Byline
Lucy Campbell
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Former Harvard medical school morgue manager Cedric Lodge was sentenced to eight years in prison last year after guilty plea
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    Harvard to pay $53m over theft and sale of human remains from medical school

    Former Harvard medical school morgue manager Cedric Lodge was sentenced to eight years in prison last year after guilty plea

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