36-Year-Old Woman Accused of Using Romance Scam to Swindle $2.8M from Elderly Holocaust Survivor

A Florida woman has been arrested for defrauding an 87-year-old Holocaust survivor of nearly $3 million, authorities announced Wednesday. Peaches Stergo, 36, of Champions Gate, Florida, has been charged with one count of wire fraud after allegedly coercing millions from an unnamed Manhattan man between 2017 and 2021. “The defendantcallously preyed on a senior citizensimply seeking companionship, defrauding him of his life savings,” Michael J. Driscoll, the assistant director in charge of the FBI’s New York field office said when announcing the charge on Wednesday, reported CNN.

36-Year-Old Woman Dies Trying to Hike Section of Grand Canyon and Back in 1 Day

Photo:File: ShutterstockA woman who attempted to hike to the Colorado River and back within a day has died, National Park Service officials said.The National Park Service said in a news release that the Grand Canyon Regional Communications Center received a report about an unresponsive hiker on the Bright Angel Trail above the Three-Mile Resthouse on May 14. After arriving on the scene, they found a 36-year-old woman, from Westfield, Ind., down the trail, who “became pulseless.

36-Year-Old Woman Jailed for 4 Years Over $2.8M Swindle of Elderly Holocaust Survivor

Peaches Stergo.Photo: U.S. Attorney’s Office A Florida woman has been sentenced to more than four years in jail for defrauding an 87-year-old Holocaust survivor of his life savings, authorities announced on Thursday. TheU.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of New Yorkshared a press release in which Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York announced that Peaches Stergo, 36, of Champion Gates, Florida, had received a sentence of 51 months in prison.

37 Die, Hundreds Missing After Mud from Collapsed Dam Sweeps Away Workers Eating Lunch in Brazil

Photo: MAURO PIMENTEL/AFP/Getty Images A dam in central Brazil collapsed on Friday, killing at least 37 people and leaving hundreds missing. According to theBBC, the incident occurred at a “tailings” dam, which typically hold mining waste. As of late Saturday, officials revised the death toll from 40 to 37, according to thePost. A spokesperson for Minas Gerais state’s Civil Defense department said 256 are still missing,366 people have already been rescuedand 23 have been hospitalized, according to ABC News.

37 Incredible Mandy Moore Throwback Photos in Honor of Her 37th Birthday

In honor of Mandy Moore’s 37th birthday today, take a few moments to look back at some of the singer-actress’s gloriously ’90s and early-aughts throwbacks, from having us all craving “Candy” to takingA Walk to Remember. You won’t regret it. Check out those bangs! And those missing front teeth! Glamour Shots 4eva. The cutest headshot there ever was. What we would give to hear the conversations these three had. We’re already jealous she works with Milo Ventimiglia, but she toured with JT, too?