Psychic, Spouse Get Prison in Tax Case
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From Times Staff Reports
A self-described psychic and her husband were given federal prison terms Wednesday for failing to report more than $750,000 in income to the Internal Revenue Service.
Sonia Merino, 50, operator of Sonia Psychic Advisor, was sentenced to one year and a day in prison.
Her husband, Steve Merino, 44, who managed the business, received an 18-month term.
The Merinos also were ordered to make restitution to 13 former customers and to pay back taxes and penalties to the IRS.
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