Tag: Chicago

Chicago psychic guilty of fraud for promising to remove curse, stealing $72K

Published February 8, 2025 By admin with Comments 0

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Chicago, criminal conviction, Jennifer Williams, psychic scam

CHICAGO, Ill. (WTVO) — A Chicago “psychic” has pleaded guilty to defrauding a customer by promising to remove a curse and stealing $72,000. According to the Chicago Sun-Times, Jennifer Williams, 51, pleaded guilty to theft by deception and was sentenced…[Continue Reading...]

Church of Scientology sparks backlash in Chicago with new ‘ideal’ branch offering students at nearby Columbia College ‘spiritual counseling’

Published March 11, 2024 By admin with Comments 0

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Chicago, college students, Scientologists, Scientology

The Church of Scientology has incurred the wrath of locals and university students after shutting down an entire city block to open its new 'ideal branch' in Chicago. The grand opening ceremony in South Loop saw followers block access to…[Continue Reading...]

Ex-priest, who left after sex abuse accusations, settlements, not among 451 predatory clergy Kwame Raoul’s investigation turned up

Published June 2, 2023 By admin with Comments 0

Categorized as Clergy Abuse Tagged Augustine priest, Chicago, John D. Murphy, Roman Catholic Church, sexual abuse

John D. Murphy, a former Catholic priest and member of the Augustinian religious order in the Chicago area, was accused in lawsuits two decades ago of sexually assaulting numerous children. More than a dozen accusers ended up settling legal claims…[Continue Reading...]