Convicted "psychic" Rose Marks, who is imprisoned for defrauding more than $17.8 million from clients of her family's fortune-telling business, lost the appeal of her criminal convictions Tuesday.
Marks, 64, formerly of Fort Lauderdale and Hollywood, is serving 10 years at the minimum-security federal prison camp in Alderson, W. Va.
The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld Marks felony convictions and ruled the $17.8 million in restitution she was ordered to pay was appropriate. The appellate court also ruled the 10-year prison term imposed by U.S. District Judge Kenneth Marra was reasonable.
Marks has been locked up since September 2013 when a jury in federal court in West Palm Beach found her guilty of 14 charges, including conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud, conspiracy to commit money laundering, fraud, money-laundering, and filing false tax returns.