A Florida woman who swindled $2.8 million out of an 87-year-old Holocaust survivor in a romance scam pleaded guilty on Friday to one count of wire fraud, prosecutors announced.
Kurt 'The Cyber Guy’ Knutsson breaks down some of the typical red flags consumers can look out for from romance scammers on ‘Fox & Friends Weekend.’"lived a life of luxury" with $2.8 million that she swindled out of an 87-year-old Holocaust survivor in a romance scam pleaded guilty on Friday to one count of wire fraud, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York announced. "This conduct is sick – and sad," U.S. Attorney Damian Williams said in a statement.
A Florida woman is facing 20 years in prison for allegedly scamming a Holocaust survivor out of his life savings No settlement funds were ever deposited to her account, but she repeatedly demanded more money over four and a half years from the victim, who wrote 62 checks totaling over $2.8 million. Stergo also impersonated a TD Bank employee and created fake invoices from the bank to trick the elderly victim, according to the indictment.
A federal public defender listed as her attorney in court documents did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Sunday. Stergo also agreed to pay $2,830,775 in restitution and forfeit the various luxury items that she purchased.
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