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Psychic swindler: How police brought down a million dollar fortunetelling fraud
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CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – For almost twenty years, a Lake County girl ran simultaneous scams out of her Mentor psychic parlor and received away with it.
That’s, till her home of tarot playing cards lastly got here crashing down.
Gina Miller, a self-proclaimed psychic, was convicted of stealing greater than one million {dollars} in money, jewellery and vehicles from her purchasers, however investigators imagine she swindled greater than $5 million from at the very least a dozen victims.
So what did she inform individuals to persuade them that she had the facility to reverse curses, and to alter the destiny of her purchasers and their family members? And the way did she persuade them handy over 1000’s of {dollars} at a time?
19 Information reporter Jen Picciano shares the key audio recordings of Miller with an undercover officer from the Ohio Bureau of Felony Investigation in a brand new episode of the Darkish Facet of The Land true crime podcast.
Within the first of a two-part sequence on the fortunetelling fraudster, listeners will hear from one among Miller’s victims as she explains how she was reeled in.
The episode additionally options interviews with Mike Malainy, the now-retired Mentor Police detective who devoted months of labor to constructing a case in opposition to Miller, and Bob Nygaard, a non-public investigator and psychic fraud skilled who explains how almost each one among these self-proclaimed psychic operates.
“The Psychic Swindler: Inside a Million Greenback Fortunetelling Fraud” is obtainable now on all main podcast platforms, together with SoundCloud, Spotify, Apple, or wherever you take heed to podcasts.
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CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – The former Cleveland divorce attorney accused of killing his client, Aliza Sherman, over a decade ago was brought back to Ohio on Saturday.
Gregory Moore, 51, waved his extradition hearing earlier this month. Cuyahoga County had 30 days to transport Moore to the Cuyahoga County Jail.
According to Cuyahoga County officials, Moore is in the Cuyahoga County Jail as of Saturday.
Cuyahoga County officials said they will release more information soon.
Sherman was Gregory Moore’s client. She was brutally stabbed when she went to his office on Erieview Plaza in downtown Cleveland for an appointment on March 24, 2013.
After she was attacked, Sherman managed to call police and a good Samaritan who found her lying on the sidewalk also called police.
Sherman was transported to a nearby hospital where she died from her injuries.
Her murder went unsolved until May 2, when a Cuyahoga County Grand Jury secretly indicted Moore on the charges of aggravated murder, conspiracy, six counts of murder, and two counts of kidnapping.
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Moore was arrested by U.S. Marshals in Austin, Texas after the indictment.
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The Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation and Cleveland Police conducted the investigation.
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“Since receiving the request in June of 2021 to lead the Aliza Sherman cold case investigation, BCI’s agents have spent thousands of hours applying advanced technology and implementing investigative techniques to help solve this homicide,” Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost said. “BCI is grateful for the family’s trust, patience, and confidence in our investigation that led to today’s indictment and arrest.”
Moore previously spent six months in jail for lying to detectives about being inside his office building at the time of the murder.
Aliza Sherman’s best friend, Jan Lash, released a statement to 19 News after the arrest:
The murder of Aliza Sherman
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CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – A teenager was shot on Saturday near a public park.
Officers were called to the area of W 117th Street just after 2 p.m. for a shooting, but the incident happened on the 12100 block of Cooley Avenue.
Both scenes are around a quarter mile from Halloran Park.
Cleveland Police said an 18-year-old was shot in the ankle. The victim was taken to the hospital.
Police recovered a firearm from the scene, but there is no word on any arrests.
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Ohio congressman believes Cleveland Heights mayor should resign after alleged anti-Semitic remarks
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – An Ohio congressman is calling for Cleveland Heights Mayor Kahlil Seren to resign after allegations of anti-Semitic remarks emerged this week.
19 News sat down with Congressman Max Miller on Saturday, who is one of 25 Jewish members of the U.S. House of Representatives.
“I feel it is my duty to stand up for the Jewish people and its not only my duty,” said Rep. Miller. “It’s everyone’s duty to stand up for the Jewish people and all forms of hate.”
Cleveland Heights is not in Rep. Miller’s congressional district, but he says grew up near Cleveland Heights and feels strongly about speaking out against hate.
“It’s for all forms of hate,” he said. “It’s not only for anti-Semitism, it’s for Islamophobia, it’s for anyone who has and harbors these values we need to stand against.”
19 News asked Rep. Miller if he thinks Mayor Seren should resign.
“I do,” he responded. “Yes, I do. You cannot stand besides somebody no matter who they are, no matter how close they are to you when they make those comments.”
On Wednesday, Mayor Seren released a 15 minute video on his social media addressing the communities concerns.
On Friday, the city council held a special meeting to discuss the accusations against the mayor and his wife.
“This council by no means is my overseer and I am not your negro,” Mayor Seren said during the meeting.
Mayor Seren, who is Black, was quoting civil rights activist James Baldwin.
“He had an opportunity to make this go away, to apologize for somebody close to him and their comments and not associate with them,” Rep. Miller said. “He chose to take a different path. He didn’t have to do this.”
19 News reached out to Congresswoman Shontel Brown, who represents Cleveland Heights, for a comment. We have not yet heard back.
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