From the New York Times: the saga of Janet Lee, the "Greenwich Psychic" facing identity theft and forgery charges for signing another woman's name on a lease for an apartment in Manhattan and for using a fake driver's license.
Note that the Connecticut statute banning fortune telling was repealed in 1993. See Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53-265-278; 1993 Bill Text CT H.B. 5040 enacted April 1, 1993. New York still bans fortune telling. See NY CLS Penal § 165.35: A person is guilty of fortune telling when, for a fee or compensation which he directly or indirectly solicits or receives, he claims or pretends to tell fortunes, or holds himself out as being able, by claimed or pretended use of occult powers, to answer questions or give advice on personal matters or to exorcise, influence or affect evil spirits or curses; except that this section does not apply to a person who engages in the aforedescribed conduct as part of a show or exhibition solely for the purpose of entertainment or amusement. Fortune telling is a class B misdemeanor.
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