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Sally Ann Johnson, 41, for more than seven years provided what
she described as healing services to a resident of the island of
Martha's Vineyard, who was more than 70 years old when she first
met the spiritual healer, according to court papers.
Johnson, who ran businesses including Psychic Match Inc and
Flatiron Psychic, admitted in Boston federal court that she
tried to impede the administration of tax laws.
Johnson, who told the court she never passed the second grade,
called herself a Romani "spiritual consultant." She said in
court she had not paid taxes in connection with the money she
received as income as well as a gift.
"I honestly did not do the right thing," she said.
Johnson, who has resided in New York, Florida, Illinois and at
times Massachusetts, faces up to three years in prison.
She is scheduled to be sentenced on Jan. 17. Her lawyers
declined to comment.
According to court papers, Johnson at various times lived with
the unnamed woman on Martha's Vineyard, a favorite vacation spot
for the rich and famous.
In an effort to evade the IRS's scrutiny, Johnson, using the
alias Angela Johnson, directed the woman to make payments in the
name of Sally Johnson and another of her businesses, Stones of
the World, charging papers said.
Johnson directed the woman to wire payments to three different
bank accounts including one in the name of an associate who used
at least two aliases, court papers said.
Johnson made significant cash withdrawals from those accounts
and also accrued charges on a credit card held in the woman's
name, according to charging documents.
(Reporting by Nate Raymond; Editing by Scott Malone and Diane
Craft)
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