Well. It seems that a certain Mr. Adam Marks, of Colorado, relieved a woman of roughly $100,000 in the course of providing psychic guidance to her, and a court there has sentenced him to 6-years in prison.
Self-proclaimed Loveland psychic Adam Marks was sentenced to six years in prison Wednesday, years after a woman told investigators he had conned her out of tens of thousands of dollars.
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At the time, she told investigators he had conned her out of more than $100,000, though he assured the victim that her money was safe and being stored in a cave in Estes Park.
Seriously: Why is this a crime? After all, the pastor who operates the little white church on the corner is in the exact same business.
He, too …
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Claims to have special cosmic knowledge inaccessible to the rest of us,
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Which can be used to align our lives with the Mysterious Forces which rule our universe,
- And expects appropriate financial remuneration.
I know … “That’s just Bob, and he says things like that.” But what’s my error? If Mr. Marks belongs in jail, then so does Pat Robertson.
I am 100% serious: The only reason there are laws against such as Marks is because pastors have more political influence, and are using the statute books to penalize the competition; it’s exactly the same business.