A self-proclaimed fortune teller in Florida was sentenced to nearly 3.5 years in prison and ordered to repay $1.6M to a Texas woman who was conned into believing she was cursed, authorities say.
A self-proclaimed fortune teller in Florida was sentenced to nearly 3 1/2 years in prison and ordered to repay $1.6 million to a Texas woman who was conned into believing she was cursed, authorities said.
Sherry Tina Uwanawich, who claimed to be a fortune teller, was sentenced to over three years in prison for taking $1.6 million from a Texas woman to remove a curse from her family."Uwanawich gained the trust of the victim and convinced her that a curse had been placed on her and her family," according to a statement made by federal prosecutors earlier this week.
The victim was talked into directly depositing money into Uwanawich's bank accounts and the con artist also received money in Western Union wire transfers, the indictment said.
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