Man who claimed he set fire to Candia home to kill bed bugs must pay $180k restitution
BRENTWOOD — A man who pleaded guilty to setting his Candia home on fire after claiming that it was infested with bed bugs will have to pay restitution totaling nearly $180,000.
Stephen Gracyalny, 60, is required to make the restitution payments to Wilbur & Associates of Normil, Ill., following the blaze at 36 Hook Road on Feb. 19, 2016.
Gracyalny recently pleaded guilty to arson in Rockingham County Superior Court as part of a deal reached between the prosecution and defense. He was sentenced to 1 to 3 years in state prison, all of which was suspended for three years.
According to court records, Gracyalny’s home was owned by the Wells Fargo Finance Company at the time of the fire.
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