Florida woman stole thousands during tarot card readings, spiritual cleansings scam: report

A Florida pistillate was arrested aft she allegedly conned a antheral retired of thousands of dollars during a bogus tarot paper speechmaking and "spiritual cleansing."

According to an apprehension study obtained by WTVJ, Carmen Valdez De Miguel, 67, was arrested connected Monday and faces charges of organized strategy to defraud, expansive theft and resisting an serviceman without violence.

The alleged con began connected March 11, erstwhile a antheral recovered a flyer connected his car for a tarot paper speechmaking and called the number, according to the report.

He spoke with a woman, the study read, and agreed to a tarot paper speechmaking league for $20.

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A Florida pistillate is accused of stealing thousands from a antheral during tarot paper readings and spiritual cleansings. (Miami-Dade Corrections)

Two days later, connected March 13, the antheral went to an flat and met Valdez De Miguel, who reportedly referred to herself arsenic Maria Rodriguez, the study read.

During the reading, Valdez De Miguel allegedly told the antheral helium needed a "deeper spiritual cleansing procedure" that would outgo betwixt $600 and $700.

Trusting her advice, the antheral agreed to a partial outgo and transferred $200 done Zelle, the study said.

He past returned to the flat and met with Valdez De Miguel again connected March 14 for the "spiritual cleansing season" helium had pre-paid a information of, according to the report.

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A fortune-teller reads tarot cards. (iStock)

The study elaborate that Valdez De Miguel asked the antheral during the league astir his disposable slope balance, wherever helium reportedly told her helium had $8,000 available.

Following the man's response, Valdez De Miguel past allegedly asked him to bring the afloat magnitude adjacent clip and assured him that if she were to usage the wealth successful a ritual, it would double, and she would instrumentality it the aforesaid day.

The antheral past returned to the flat with $3,000 successful currency connected March 19, according to the report, wherever Valdez De Miguel placed the wealth successful a container with eggs.

During the ritual, the study stated that the container was broken, and upon opening it, the antheral claimed each that was near wrong were breached eggs and worms.

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The antheral told authorities that Valdez De Miguel appeared to beryllium startled by what was successful the bag, but erstwhile helium asked for his wealth back, she claimed she couldn’t bash truthful "due to her authorities of mind." 

Valdez De Miguel past allegedly assured the antheral that his wealth would beryllium returned the adjacent day.

The study stated that the antheral had made aggregate attempts to interaction Valdez De Miguel pursuing the bizarre encounter, but that she had refused to instrumentality the money.

"She asserted that the funds were portion of a ritual and could not beryllium released until the candles extinguished connected their own, contempt having antecedently assured the unfortunate that his wealth would beryllium returned the aforesaid day," the study said.

On Monday, Valdez De Miguel was taken into custody, wherever officers gave her the accidental to instrumentality the money, but she denied knowing the man, the study said.

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The Doral Police Department successful Florida

The study said that she had besides resisted being taken into custody and utilized a fake sanction during the arrest.

Investigators besides told WTVJ that they had discovered Valdez De Miguel had 3 warrants successful abstracted theft cases.

Valdez De Miguel appeared earlier a justice connected Tuesday, who acceptable her enslaved successful the lawsuit astatine $5,500.

"OK, I had a accidental to reappraisal this precise absorbing apprehension affidavit, which besides makes 1 recognize you should ne'er respond to a flyer near connected your conveyance for tarot paper readings 'cause you don’t cognize what’s gonna happen, particularly erstwhile you’re asked to bring $3,000 successful cash, enactment the wealth successful a container with immoderate eggs," Judge Mindy Glazer said. "This is bizarre."

Fox News Digital reached retired to the Doral Police Department for comment. 

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