Hemanth Kumar Muneppa", Arrested for "$62000 Fortune Telling Scam" in Hicksville

"Hemanth Kumar Muneppa", Arrested for "$62000 Fortune Telling Scam" in Hicksville:
Hemanth Kumar Muneppa of "ANJANA JI", a self proclaimed "NO. 1 TOP INDIAN ASTROLOGY SERVICES" shop located in Hicksville on South Broadway, was Criminally Charged With "Fortune Telling", a Misdemeanor, for duping a woman customer of $20000 and attempting $42000 more. Woman in the complaint has not been named for privacy reasons.
Hemanth Kumar Muneppa is from Richmond Hill, Queens and, claimed to be be an an employee at "ANJANA JI Astrology".
As per Newsday report, A written complaint signed by a Nassau Police Officer of the county police, accuses the defendant of "falsely representing himself as a fortune teller with the power to combat evil and dark spirits." The woman paid him $20,000 on July 3 to "purchase power' to fight evil spirits." He later allegedly signed a statement saying, "I did a few palm readings and astrology readings... She gave me a bunch of money... they were all $100 bills and was a stack about an inch tall."
Hemanth Kumar Muneppa has been criminally charged with fortune-telling — a misdemeanor in New York — along with grand larceny, after a 68-year-old woman in Hicksville paid $20,000 for his services and he drove her to a bank to get $42,000 more, according to the Nassau County Police Department.
Hemanth of South Richmond Hill, has pleaded not guilty on Friday at First District Court in Hempstead, where a judge freed him on non-monetary conditions, according to the state's online court database. The case is due back in court Aug. 14.