A Colorado psychic is accused of swindling more than $200,000 out of a member of the family who founded the high-end Lacoste clothing company.
Colorado's Times-Call reports that 32-year-old Becky Ann Lee has been charged with felony theft in a scam against Victoria Lacoste, a student at the University of Colorado-Boulder.
Authorities say Lacoste started seeing Lee for Tarot card readings last year and eventually gave Lee more than $200,000, much of which Lee spent buying gold coins. She owns the Psychic Chakra Spa in Boulder.
The psychic allegedly also asked Lacoste to buy her gift cards, then told the girl to lie to her parents about why she kept needing $.— Alex Burness (@alex_burness) December 23, 2015
Cops: Psychic scammed CU student out $200K: Victoria Lacoste saw Becky Ann Lee for a Tarot card reading last year… https://t.co/OhJI5kWc9n— Cherry Creek Buzz (@CherryCreekBuzz) December 23, 2015
Lee didn't respond when asked for comment last week at a court hearing, where she was charged. The phone number to the spa wasn't working, and its website has been taken down.
The French clothing company's origins date back to the late 1920s when namesake René Lacoste was the world's leading tennis player, but unsatisfied with tennis apparel. The athlete went on to create the iconic Lacoste polo shirt, kickstarting the fashion brand.
Lacoste declined to comment on the case.