Peaches Stergo pleaded guilty to $2.8M scam of Holocaust survivor’ A Florida woman has pleaded guilty to cheating an 87-year-old Holocaust survivor out of his more than $2.8 million life savings and his apartment to fund her life of luxury, Ritz Carlton vacations, a home in a gated community, and condo in a “sick and sad” romance scam, authorities said.
Peaches Stergo pleaded guilty to $2.8M scam of Holocaust survivor
Peaches Stergo pleaded guilty to $2.8M scam of Holocaust survivor
Peaches Stergo, 36, pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud, a charge that carries a sentence of up to 20 years in prison, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said in a news release on Friday. She must pay more than $2.83 million in restitution and forfeit the same amount, along with over 100 luxury items she bought with the proceeds from her fraud, including Rolex watches, designer purses and clothing, and large amounts of gold and jewelry, officials said. She’s set to be sentenced on July 27.
“Peaches Stergo stole the life savings from an 87-year-old Holocaust survivor who was just looking for companionship,” U.S. Attorney Damian Williams said. “This conduct is sick – and sad. Using the millions in fraud proceeds, Stergo lived a life of luxury, purchasing a home in a gated community and a Corvette, taking vacations at hotels like the Ritz Carlton, and buying thousands in designer clothing while at the same time causing her elderly victim to lose his apartment.”
