Erica Ufie, 35, was arrested Friday near “Sunnyside Psychic” parlor in Queens, where she worked. She will face an extradition hearing in New York, according to Rockville Police Lt. Brian Paul.
Ufie was tracked down by a private investigator hired by a 53-year-old Rockville woman, who accuses the fortune-teller of defrauding her of more than $77,000.
“I sent in an operative into the location to verify she was there,” says Bob Nygaard, a private investigator who specializes in the identification and apprehension of fortune-tellers who engage in fraud.
From the Washington post,
The psychic, Shanice Bell, was taken into custody Oct. 2 in Queens, Rockville police announced Thursday.Police: Psychic cheats local woman of $77,000, fails to foresee arrest - WTOP
Police said Bell, also known as “Psychic Gina” and “Erica Ufie,” ran a fortunetelling business out of a Rockville home in the 200 block of Twinbrook Parkway. Over a period of six months, authorities said, Bell convinced a 53-year-old woman that she had been cursed at birth but that the bad fortune could be lifted by cash and gift cards.
Bell told the victim that without the “curse removal work” harm would come to her and to her family, police said in a press release. From October 2014 to March, police said, the woman gave Bell more than $77,000 in cash and property. When she later demanded that Bell return the money and goods, Bell left Maryland, authorities said.
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