IL Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced his office filed a lawsuit against Gast Monuments Inc. (Gast Monuments), its President James F. Gast and Vice President Katherine E. Gast, alleging the burial and memorial services company misled and deceived consumers into paying thousands of dollars for orders that were either not completed within the promised timeframe or not delivered at all. “Gast Monuments’ long history as a family-operated local business attracted customers who trusted the company’s decades of experience to provide services during what is often a very emotional time for families. It is unacceptable that many of these trusting customers were exploited and never received the burial monuments they paid for or refunds for work that was never completed. My Consumer Fraud Bureau will continue to work to hold businesses that intentionally take advantage of Illinois consumers accountable.” – AG Raoul