The operator of a headstone conglomerate has pleaded guilty to wire fraud and filing a false tax return.
The federal government says, Gregory Stefan, Jr., ran a years-long fraud scheme that left nearly 500 grieving families without headstones for their deceased relatives, despite paying him more than $1.5 million.
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The Troubleshooters have been warning viewers about Stefan Jr. since 2015, for crimes in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware.
He faces a maximum of 152 years in prison.