Convicted scammer who victims say claimed to be a psychic, Irish heiress faces extradition to UK
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Convicted scammer who victims say claimed to be a psychic, Irish heiress faces extradition to UK

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “She plays off of people’s weaknesses and then a lot of people are too embarrassed to come forward and admit that they lost this money,” Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney Jeffrey Megee, who prosecuted the case that sent Smyth to jail, said. Smyth and Walton grew close over several years in Los Angeles, when she bought him expensive dinners and luxury vacations, he said. Heather Sladinski, a costume designer in Los Angeles, said Smyth scammed her out of $20,000 for psychic readings, fake life coach sessions and cult-like retreats that included rituals, breathing exercises and yoga. The 50-year-old from Los Angeles cut off contact with Smyth after she wanted to do a bizarre ritual involving a chicken to win back her ex-boyfriend, who had a restraining order against her, Sladinski said.

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Johnathan Walton and Mair Smyth at Smyth's tree-trimming party. “They’re trying to get me disinherited.” All of a sudden we weren’t just new friends ― we were two discarded souls bonding over our incredibly painful family circumstances. The jail’s website showed there had been no “slap on the wrist.” Mair was serving time for felony grand theft. She’s also been …

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