by Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book Substack
SDNY COURTHOUSE, April 14 – Back on January 25 Inner City Press reported that Peaches Stergo was charged with engaging in a years-long scheme to defraud an 87-year-old Holocaust survivor of his life savings.
Jump cut to April 14, 2023, when U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York Judge Edgardo Ramos held a change of plea proceeding. Inner City Press went and covered it, thread here:
OK - now at Peaches Stergo's change of plea (to guilty) proceeding. Peaches is wearing glasses. Inner City Press is the only media here
Peaches Stergo is only pleading guilty to Count 1.
She like Inner City Press was here in the gallery for unrelated guilty plea of a short Spanish speaking man in a yellow prison jumpsuit. Peaches is 36 and says she never went to school. Judge: Home schooled? No
Peaches Stergo says that last night she had a cocktail with dinner. But is thinking straight, to plead guilty. Judge tells Peaches by pleading guilty she may not be able to run for public office.
Judge says that Peaches Stergo's plea agreement is 12 pages - longer than most. But what is the agreed stipulated guidelines range? It is often said out loud. But not this time.
They mention the bank involved - TD Bank - but not the sentencing guidelines the prosecutors agreed to.
Peaches Stergo named the victim -
The AUSA noted that, and started to ask that the transcript be sealed. Judge Ramos noted that a "member of the fourth estate" - Inner City Press - was present.
More, including the plea agreement on Patreon here
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