launder<\/a> what she made from reading people\u2019s futures.<\/strong><\/p>\nAs the investigation progressed, police took a trip to Sultana\u2019s home. There, they found several items associated with fortune telling, including an Ouija board and more. In addition, they confiscated over \u20ac4,000 (US$3,996) in cash.<\/p>\n
Court Appearance<\/h2>\n With the investigation concluded, police arrested and charged Sultana for her crimes. These included money laundering, fraud, tax evasion, probation violation, and more. At the time of her repeated fortune-telling offenses, she had multiple probation orders issued against her.<\/p>\n
At trial, several of her former clients appeared to confirm her activity. They had given her money to tell them about their future or to place a curse on others. No one confirmed that her predictions or actions became reality. As a result, several later considered suicide because of the lack of fulfillment of Sultana\u2019s prophecies.<\/p>\n
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Ultimately, the judge presiding over the case, Donatella Frendo Dimech sentenced Sultana received a 24-month prison sentence, suspended for four years. In addition, she will have to pay a fine of \u20ac28,000 (US$27,991). Because she collected government subsidies while working, Sultana also had to give up certain assets that the government seized.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Part of the judge\u2019s leniency resulted from Sultana\u2019s bad luck at the casinos. The judge recognized that, although she claimed to be able to see the future, she had lost more money at the tables and machines than she had won.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A fortune teller in Malta never saw it coming. But Maria Magdalena Sultana has avoided jail time after authorities arrested her for money laundering in conjunction with her long-running gambling habit. Sultana allegedly made a decent living staring into her crystal ball and telling others what fates awaited them. However, the magic apparently didn\u2019t work […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":64,"featured_media":228976,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[62],"tags":[13363,13766,81919,82544],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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