A Florida woman has been arrested for orchestrating a years-long romance scam that defrauded an 87-year-old Holocaust survivor.
4:32U.S. Attorney's OfficePeaches Stergo began her alleged scheme in May 2017 and bilked the victim out of $2.8 million over the next four years,Stergo met the victim on a dating website and eventually asked him to borrow money to pay her lawyer, who she claimed was refusing to release funds from an injury settlement, according to the indictment. After the victim gave her the money, Stergo said the settlement funds had been deposited into her TD Bank account.
"Stergo deceived an 87-year-old Holocaust survivor, maliciously draining his life savings so she could become a millionaire through fraud. Stergo forged documents and impersonated a bank employee in exchange for a life of fancy trips, Rolex watches, and luxury purchases," U.S. Attorney Damian Williams said in a statement.U.S. Attorney's Office
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