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By Vassia Barba A former mortuary worker has admitted to selling stolen body parts from medical school cadavers. Candace Chapman Scott, 37,pleaded guilty in federal court on Thursday to one count of conspiracy to commit mail fraud and one count of interstate transportation of stolen property. The charges stem from her involvement in selling 24 boxes of stolen body parts to a Pennsylvania man for nearly $11,000. Scott initially pleaded not guilty when indicted last year, in a case prosecutors have labelled as a nationwide scheme involving the theft and illicit sale of human remains. Jeremy Paul…

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