A Florida woman was arrested Wednesday for orchestrating a yearslong romance scam that defrauded an 87-year-old Holocaust survivor. Peaches Stergo began her alleged scheme in May 2017 and bilked the victim out of $2.8 million over the next four years, federal prosecutors said. "Stergo deceived an 87-year-old Holocaust survivor, maliciously draining his life savings so she could become a millionaire through fraud. PHOTO: Peaches Stergo has been charged with scamming a Holocaust survivor out of $2.8 million. Woman allegedly steals $2.8 million from Holocaust survivor in romance scam originally appeared on abcnews.go.com

Source: ABC News January 25, 2023 22:22 UTC