Andres Pena Meneses — who went by the name Carlos — was charged with grand theft and theft by false pretenses, officials said.
Meneses told the woman that he needed hundreds of dollars to help her with the imaginary parasites, according to a Riverside police department news release. He also told the woman her family was cursed and that her children were in trouble, police said. The woman ultimately paid him more than $50,000, officials said.
Meneses had a prior conviction in Chicago for posing as a fraudulent “faith healer,” according to police.Customers at the fortunetelling business told detectives conducting a search that Meneses asked them to bring their bed mattresses, which he would tear open and claim to find a live snake inside along with “demonic type items and letters stating the victim’s family was in danger,” police said.
Meneses advertised his services on the radio, claiming to help cure ailments like nightmares, diabetes, headaches and sleep disorders. Officials urged other potential victims to contact Det. Cory Camp at 353-7117 or [email protected].
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