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Johnathan Walton, 49, became friends with Marianne 'Mair' Smyth in 2013. Mair claimed she was descended from Irish royalty, but in 2014 she was arrested for fraud by she told Johnathan her wealthy family had framed her over money that had gone missing from her workplace. Caring Johnathan paid her bail, but his nightmare was just beginning...
Over two decades, Patrice Runner, 57, accumulated a fortune by promising wealth and happiness to his victims if they sent him money through the mail.
Marianne Smyth, a 54-year-old American, will be in federal court in Maine for the hearing that relates to allegations she stole more than $170,000 from at least five victims from 2008 to 2010 in Northern Ireland.
A woman accused by scam victims of crisscrossing the US claiming to be an Irish heiress is expected to learn next month whether she will be extradited to the United Kingdom.
Dubbed “Queen of the Con,” Marianne Smyth posed as an heiress, an emissary for Satan, a witch and Jennifer Aniston’s best friend. Then she stole tens of thousands, authorities say.