Headstone dealer faces 152 years after defrauding nearly 500 families
A Pennsylvania man admitted taking more than $1.5 million from nearly 500 families for headstones he rarely delivered.
A Pennsylvania man admitted to running a years-long fraud scheme that left nearly 500 grieving families in New Jersey and surrounding states without headstones for their deceased relatives despite paying him more than $1.5 million.
Gregory J. Stefan Jr. pleaded guilty to seven counts of wire fraud and four counts of filing false tax returns, the Eastern District of Pennsylvania Attorney’s Office announced on Tuesday.