Houston judge sets $800,000 bond in funeral home estate fraud case
Judge Hazel B. Jones set an $800,000 bond after prosecutors said Unique Green posed as a dead man’s spouse and tried to take control of a Houston estate worth about $2 million.
Harris County District Court Judge Hazel B. Jones set Unique Green’s bond at a total of $800,000 after prosecutors accused the Houston funeral home director of posing as a dead man’s spouse and trying to gain control of a multimillion-dollar estate.
Green was arrested July 21 on five felony charges. A Community Funeral Home in Houston’s Third Ward was tied to the case. The charges came months after a November 2025 raid. Prosecutors said the estate at the center of the allegations was worth $2 million, while later filings put the assets at $2.2 million. Investigators also alleged Green used forged paperwork in connection with the estate and, separately, to obtain a state license. Prosecutors said she claimed military service as part of the licensing allegations.
A power of attorney ends at death in Texas, so a document that once let someone handle bills or bank accounts does not give that person control over the estate once the death occurs. The papers that matter then are court-issued letters testamentary, or letters of administration in some cases, because those are what allow an executor or administrator to act.
Harris County probate filings go through the civil courthouse at 201 Caroline in downtown Houston. County probate rules also require unsigned proposed hearing documents, including proposed proof of death, proposed witness affidavits or testimony, proposed orders and proposed oaths, to be e-filed before a hearing is set. The original will, the death certificate, any power of attorney, and a clear record of who is named as executor should be ready before anything is handed to a funeral home or any outside party.
Texas law also allows a family to handle disposition without a funeral director, and funeral establishments that provide services for compensation must be licensed by the Texas Funeral Service Commission.
In January 2024, a separate case involved Javian Major and Sandy Broussard in an alleged funeral-home and life-insurance fraud scheme.
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