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Grieving NJ Woman Victimized By PA Gravestone Scammer: 'People Can't Find Closure' Grieving NJ Woman Victimized By PA Gravestone Scammer: 'People Can't Find Closure'
Grieving NJ Woman Victimized By PA Gravestone Scammer: 'People Can't Find Closure' Barbara Kalmus was still reeling from the death of her sister last May when she was preyed upon by Gregory Stefan, Jr. The Bridgewater resident was one of several people authorities say was grifted by Stefan, who was recently arrested on a warrant by police in Vineland for scamming customers out of thousands of dollars through his company Colonial Memorials, not long after it was revealed he had been doing the same with his father and brother with their Pennsylvania company, 1843 LLC. Following her sister's death due to cancer, Stefan reached out to Kalmus about getting a headstone for he…

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by Sam Barron
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MontCo Gravestone Scammer Barred From Practicing In PA Targets Murder Victim's Mom MontCo Gravestone Scammer Barred From Practicing In PA Targets Murder Victim's Mom
MontCo Gravestone Scammer Barred From Practicing In PA Targets Murder Victim's Mom A New Jersey mom who fell victim to a headstone scammer just after she buried her 31-year-old son last year is sharing her story in hopes of putting a stop to a man she says should've been stopped long ago. Nearly a month after Luz Vasquez's son, Chad Stuart, was killed outside of a Vineland bar in September 2022, she was contacted by Gregory Stefan, Jr., who explained he was the owner of Colonial Memorials, a headstone company.  And he wanted Vasquez as a client. Vasquez set up a meeting with Stefan in her Vineland home on Oct. 21, 2022. "He was a professional man, and seemed sympatheti…

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by Cecilia Levine
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MontCo Gravestone Company Owner Wanted For Bilking Customers — This Time Out Of NJ: PD MontCo Gravestone Company Owner Wanted For Bilking Customers — This Time Out Of NJ: PD
MontCo Gravestone Company Owner Wanted For Bilking Customers — This Time Out Of NJ: PD Police are hoping the public can help them locate the owner of a gravestone company who opened a New Jersey business after Pennsylvania officials shut him down for bilking customers. Gregory John Stefan Jr., 53, took money for a headstone and then failed to deliver for his customer, police in Vineland said. Stefan and his father, Gregory John Stefan, Sr., who was involved in previous businesses with his son, have residences in Conshohocken, Upper Darby, and Havertown, PA, records show. Earlier this year, Pennsylvania Acting Attorney General Michelle Henry announced a settlement wi…

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by Cecilia Levine