Lovelorn Man Says Fortuneteller Scammed Him Out Of $700K

** ADVANCE FOR SUNDAY, AUG. 26 ** Psychic and Tarot card reader Otis Biggs reads a spread of Tarot cards as a positive sign for New Orleans' future, Friday, Aug. 10, 2007, in the incense-perfumed Bottom of the Cup Te... ** ADVANCE FOR SUNDAY, AUG. 26 ** Psychic and Tarot card reader Otis Biggs reads a spread of Tarot cards as a positive sign for New Orleans' future, Friday, Aug. 10, 2007, in the incense-perfumed Bottom of the Cup Tea Room in the French Quarter, where the diminutive Biggs has been telling fortunes for 32 years in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Cheryl Gerber) MORE LESS
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NEW YORK (AP) — A New York man who sought help from a fortuneteller to fix a romantic relationship claims she scammed him out of more than $700,000.

The New York Times reports the 32-year-old Brooklyn man told police Manhattan psychic Priscilla Delmaro told him that evil spirits were keeping him and a woman he claimed to love apart.

The man told police the 26-year-old psychic told him spirits talked to her, so he made multiple payments to her for over a year. Those included $80,000 for a bridge of gold she said would trap evil spirits in another realm.

Delmaro and another person were arrested in New York on May 26. They were charged with grand larceny and remain in jail.

Their lawyer denied the man’s allegations.

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Information from: The New York Times, http://www.nytimes.com

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