Fake Psychic, Partner Sentenced in $3 Million Fraud Scheme
MIAMI—A South Florida woman claiming to be a psychic has been sentenced to federal prison along with her partner for conning a woman out of more than $3 million.
The fraud ran for several years and only ended after the victim could no longer afford to pay for money-cleansing rituals, prosecutors said.
Samantha Stevens, a self-professed spiritual consultant, was sentenced to two years and six months in prison in October. Michael Paul Guzman, was sentenced last month to three years and two months, according to court records. Both had pleaded guilty to money laundering in Miami federal court as part of a deal with prosecutors. Stevens, 51, and Guzman, 42, also agreed to pay nearly $3.2 million in restitution to the victim….