Event Brief
Texas couple arrested in $2.5m fortune teller fraud
Filed: Jun 18, 2026 at 10:07 PM ET
Summary: DOJ says Bridgette Evans and Vinnie Uwanawich stole at least $2.5 million via a “financial cleanse” ruse.
WHO: Bridgette Doreen Evans and Vinnie John Uwanawich; U.S. Department of Justice
WHAT: Arrested on an indictment alleging a “fortune teller fraud” that promised a financial “cleanse” in exchange for money
WHEN: Jun 18, 2026 at 9:13 PM ET
WHERE: Frisco, Texas, USA
WHY: They were accused of stealing money from emotionally vulnerable people by promising to cleanse them of romantic bad luck tied to their finances
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