SOMERSET, MASS. (WHDH) - A palm reader in Somerset convinced a client that her daughter was possessed by a demon and tricked her into donating more than $70,000 to help pay for items needed to banish the spirit, officials said.
Tracey Milanovich, 37, of Somerset, was arraigned Monday in Fall River District Court on charges including six counts of obtaining property over $250 by trick, larceny over $1,200, and intimidation of a witness, according to the Somerset Police Department.
Milanovich, the operator of Tracy’s Psychic Palm Reader on County Street, convinced the victim that her daughter was possessed by a demon, and that cash and household items were needed to free her daughter of the evil spirit, police said.
Authorities launched an investigation into Milanovich on Dec. 17, 2019, after the victim claimed she was tricked into handing over large sums of money.
She demanded $20,009 to represent the past, $20,019 to represent the present and $20,020 to represent the future.
Milanovich was found to have stolen about $71,000, police said. The victim is said to have also purchased towels and bedding.
According to court documents, she told the victim that she did not want to know what would happen to her daughter if the payments were not made.
She then told the victim that if she knew where the money was going, “the demons would know what she was doing and her daughter’s cleanse would not work.”
Once the alleged demon had been exorcised, Milanovich told the victim she would need an additional $14,000 for a powerful block that would prevent the evil spirit from returning.
She was arrested on Dec. 27.
She is due back in court at a later date.
Anyone who feels they may have been victimized by Milanovich is asked to contact Somerset police at 508-679-2138.
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