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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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Gravestone Scammer Barred From Practicing In PA Targets Murder Victim's Mom Gravestone Scammer Barred From Practicing In PA Targets Murder Victim's Mom
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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Chester County Man Wanted For Swindling Victim Out Of Tombstone, Police Say Chester County Man Wanted For Swindling Victim Out Of Tombstone, Police Say
Chester County Man Wanted For Swindling Victim Out Of Tombstone, Police Say An arrest warrant has been issued for Chester County man wanted for swindling a victim out of a tombstone, authorities said. The victim had paid Gregory Stefan Jr. in full for a tombstone for a deceased family member in March 2019, according to the Kennett Square Police Department. As of Dec. 7, 2020, the victim had yet to receive the product, police said. Stefan was subsequently charged in District Court with deceptive or fraudulent business practices and theft by deception on Jan. 9, 2021, police said. An arrest warrant was issued Jan. 21 for the aforementioned charges, Kennet…

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by Cecilia Levine