Fake psychic busted

[Debi]

News from The Associated Press

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) -- A fortune-teller in Virginia has pleaded guilty to committing mail fraud and stealing more than $1 million from her former clients in exchange for "lifting their curse."

The Department of Justice said in a news release that 42-year-old self-proclaimed psychic Sandra S. Marks pleaded guilty Tuesday in Charlottesville federal court to one count of mail fraud and one count of money laundering. She faces up to 20 years in prison on each count.

Marks also will have to return at least $1.2 million to her victims.

Assistant United States Attorney Ronald M. Huber says Marks, who was formerly based in Albemarle County, would tell clients they would need to sacrifice large amounts of money so that a "dark cloud" could be lifted. Huber says Marks promised to return the money but never did.
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We heard about this woman a while back....this is a follow up. And glad to see they got her.

 

[malliard]

1.2 million dollars...

 

[Armand]

I wonder why she admitted it? I think or thought it was legal to be a psychic. whether you're real or not.

 

[7Critter]

would tell clients they would need to sacrifice large amounts of money so that a "dark cloud" could be lifted

I think that telling each client the same thing is what got this "psychic" in trouble.

 

[Debi]

I wonder why she admitted it? I think or thought it was legal to be a psychic. whether you're real or not.

Not when it's flat out extortion... she was wiping out people's life savings.

 

[Lynne]

I wonder why she admitted it? I think or thought it was legal to be a psychic. whether you're real or not.

I think in this case she was defrauding because she was promising a service she could not supply. A reading alone might be ok because it's like an opinion or shared thought. She was taking money for something she couldn't do. Just my opinion

 

[Debi]

I think in this case she was defrauding because she was promising a service she could not supply. A reading alone might be ok because it's like an opinion or shared thought. She was taking money for something she couldn't do. Just my opinion

Most psychics work on a "donation" or fee for "entertainment only". This covers them. SHE was offering a service, which she could not provide. AND demanding large sums of cash...like "how much do you have in the bank" cash.