US woman accused of defrauding Holocaust survivor, 87, of $2.8m savings

Peaches Stergo, 36, allegedly met victim on dating site and deceived him into paying 62 checks over four years

A Florida woman is accused of defrauding an 87-year-old Holocaust survivor out of his $2.8m life savings in a romance scam lasting years.

Peaches Stergo, 36, of Championsgate, south of Orlando, was arrested on Wednesday and charged with one count of wire fraud, said the US attorney’s office for southern New York.