Questioninggeller
16th June 2009, 07:01 PM
Rosemary Altea had money stolen from her accounts since 2001. Could a psychic predict something like that or at least predict her employee embezzling money then going to jail? Maybe Altea needed a literary agent to help her with that too (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLQVAx5svtk).
Here's the article:
Feds: Bookkeeper steals fortune from psychic
Rutland Herald (http://www.rutlandherald.com/article/20090611/NEWS04/906110370/1003/NEWS02)
By Cristina Kumka Staff Writer
June 11, 2009
The former bookkeeper of an internationally known psychic from Dorset has agreed to plead guilty in court to federal felony charges levied against her by prosecutors who say she executed a scheme to swindle roughly $200,000.
Denise Hall of East Arlington faces one count of wire fraud and one count of filing a false tax return after investigators with the U.S. Attorney's office say she stole money from self-proclaimed spiritual medium Rosemary Altea — using four credit cards to obtain cash advances, forging checks and giving herself unauthorized electronic paychecks all under Altea's name for the past seven years, according to court records.
She faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison and a fine up to $250,000 for wire fraud and a maximum three years in prison and an additional $250,000 fine for filing the false tax information.
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Prosecutors claim Hall is responsible for embezzling and diverting between $120,000 and $200,000 from Altea between early 2001 and the middle of 2008, according to federal prosecutors.
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In 2003, Altea, a British-born spiritual teacher and author, won a court battle for the rights to a 580-acre property in Ira, valued at $720,000 at the time, after one of her longtime students left it to her in her will, claiming she wanted it to be used for a spiritual center.
Full article: Rutland Herald (http://www.rutlandherald.com/article/20090611/NEWS04/906110370/1003/NEWS02)
If you're interested in the last paragraph dealing with Altea's lawsuit with a family over their dead mother's property go to this thread (http://forums.randi.org/showthread.php?t=87342).
Here's the article:
Feds: Bookkeeper steals fortune from psychic
Rutland Herald (http://www.rutlandherald.com/article/20090611/NEWS04/906110370/1003/NEWS02)
By Cristina Kumka Staff Writer
June 11, 2009
The former bookkeeper of an internationally known psychic from Dorset has agreed to plead guilty in court to federal felony charges levied against her by prosecutors who say she executed a scheme to swindle roughly $200,000.
Denise Hall of East Arlington faces one count of wire fraud and one count of filing a false tax return after investigators with the U.S. Attorney's office say she stole money from self-proclaimed spiritual medium Rosemary Altea — using four credit cards to obtain cash advances, forging checks and giving herself unauthorized electronic paychecks all under Altea's name for the past seven years, according to court records.
She faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison and a fine up to $250,000 for wire fraud and a maximum three years in prison and an additional $250,000 fine for filing the false tax information.
...
Prosecutors claim Hall is responsible for embezzling and diverting between $120,000 and $200,000 from Altea between early 2001 and the middle of 2008, according to federal prosecutors.
...
In 2003, Altea, a British-born spiritual teacher and author, won a court battle for the rights to a 580-acre property in Ira, valued at $720,000 at the time, after one of her longtime students left it to her in her will, claiming she wanted it to be used for a spiritual center.
Full article: Rutland Herald (http://www.rutlandherald.com/article/20090611/NEWS04/906110370/1003/NEWS02)
If you're interested in the last paragraph dealing with Altea's lawsuit with a family over their dead mother's property go to this thread (http://forums.randi.org/showthread.php?t=87342).