A lady accused of touring around the U.S. claiming to be an Irish heiress and scamming a number of sufferers out of tens of 1000’s of bucks has been extradited to the UK, a U.S. reliable stated Tuesday.
Marianne Smyth, 54, faces charges of theft and fraud by abuse of position for allegedly stealing greater than $170,000 from sufferers she met via her paintings as an distant loan assistant in Northern Eire from 2008 to 2010.
A U.S. Justice of the Peace pass judgement on in Maine dominated in Would possibly that there used to be adequate proof for extradition of Smyth, who accusers say has additionally formed herself as a witch, a psychic and a chum to Hollywood stars.
A spokesperson for the U.S. Section of Justice showed the extradition, and referred inquiries to cops in Northern Eire. An lawyer for Smyth didn’t in an instant reply to an e-mail soliciting for remark.
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Government out of the country have stated Smyth stole cash that she had promised to take a position and likewise organized to promote a sufferer a house however rather took the cash. The Maine pass judgement on’s ruling on extradition vivid a number of cases by which prosecutors allege Smyth pocketed assessments of £20,000 (about $25,370) or extra. One couple accused her of constructing off with £72,570 (over $92,000).
Smyth’s sufferers within the U.S. incorporated Johnathan Walton, who labored as a truth tv manufacturer for “American Ninja Warrior” and “Shark Tank.” Walton additionally began a podcast titled “Queen of the Con” in an try to file his non-public travails with Smyth and disclose her misdeeds.
A court docket in Northern Eire issued arrest warrants for her previous this decade. She used to be arrested in Bingham, Maine, in February.
Smyth used to be slated to seem on the Newtownards Magistrates Courtroom on Tuesday, in line with the Hollywood Reporter, which received statements from the U.S. Section of Justice and the Police Carrier of Northern Eire.
