(OANN) – A 36-year-old woman from Champions Gate, Florida, has been sentenced to four years in prison for masterminding a romantic scam that targeted an 87-year-old Holocaust survivor out of nearly $3 million.
During the sentencing on Thursday, Manhattan federal Judge Edgardo Ramos, characterized Peaches Stergo as “unspeakably cruel” while pointing out that the 36-year-old had been motivated by “greed.”
Stergo pleaded guilty to wire fraud after deceiving the elderly victim with a web of romantic lies, tricking him into believing she was genuinely interested in him. Referring to her heinous scheme as her “business.” Stergo joked with her real boyfriend about her successful con after the victim expressed his love for her.
