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US woman who posed as Irish heiress extradited to UK to face fraud charges
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Marianne Smyth is accused of stealing more than $170,000 from people she met through her work at UK-based mortgage companies
A US-born woman who posed as an Irish heiress to scam thousands of dollars from several victims has been flown to the UK to face additional charges there.
Marianne Smyth is accused of stealing more than $170,000 from five people whom she met through her jobs at UK-based mortgage companies between 2008 and 2010. For years, Smyth feigned being a witch, psychic and friend of A-list celebrities to deceive others into giving her money.
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