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{{Short description|2006 memoir by Gina Marie Marks}}
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'''''Miami Psychic: Confessions of a Confidante''''' is a 2006 memoir published by the [[Judith Regan|Regan]] Books division of [[HarperCollins]]. The authors are listed as Regina Milbourne and Yvonne Carey-Lederer.

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==Subject matter==
The book purports to be a true [[memoir]] about a [[psychic]] named Regina Milbourne, who used her supposed [[paranormal]] "gifts" to help many of [[Miami|Miami's]] least desirable element: drug dealers, thieves, murderers and [[pedophiles]]. Regina claims that she "comes clean" in the book, "divulging the unimaginable horrors and shocking confessions that she witnessed throughout her career".{{cn|date=March 2022}}

==True identity of author==
{{Main|Gina Marks}}
[[File:GINA MARIE MARKS AT MIAMI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.jpg|thumbnail|left|upright=.75|Gina Marks, 8/31/17]]
Shortly after the book was published, the true identity of "Regina" was revealed to be [[Gina Marks|Gina Marie Marks]], who had a series of arrests and convictions in [[Florida]] for perpetrating [[psychic]] [[fraud]] over many years. Marks continued her criminal activity after the publishing of the book.{{R|ABC10-1}}{{R|NBCWash1}}{{R|Patheos1}}{{R|Patheos2018}}

In 2018, Marks was convicted of stealing more than $340,000 from five victims over three years using the [[pseudonym]] Natalie Miller. Although she pleaded guilty to psychic fraud charges, Marks blamed her misfortune on racism against "[[Romani people|gypsies]]", saying "They're racist on my culture. We do have power. We’re not allowed to talk about it."{{R|Patheos2018}}

On August 11, 2018, [[CBS]] broadcast an episode of its true crime TV show, ''Pink Collar Crimes'', titled "The Psychic Didn't See Him Coming". The episode recounts the story of private eye [[Bob Nygaard]] and his numerous pursuits of Marks to obtain justice for his clients between 2008 and 2018.{{R|TVGuide}}{{R|Observer}}{{R|MSNPink}}{{clear}}

==See also== <!-- Please respect alphabetical order -->
* [[Ann O'Delia Diss Debar|Ann O'Delia Diss Debar ("One of the most extraordinary fake mediums... the world has ever known" -Houdini)]]
* [[Bob Nygaard|Bob Nygaard (Psychic fraud investigator)]]
* [[Charlatan]]
* [[Confidence trick]]
* [[Con artist]]
* ''[[Flim-Flam!|Flim-Flam! (Psychics, ESP, Unicorns and other Delusions)]]''
* [[Fortune telling fraud]]
* [[Harry Houdini#Debunking spiritualists|Houdini's debunking of psychics and mediums]]
* [[List of con artists]]
* [[List of confidence tricks]]
* ''[[Psychic Blues: Confessions of a Conflicted Medium]]''
* [[Romance scam]]
* [[Rose Mackenberg]] (Historic fraudulent psychic medium investigator)
* ''[[M. Lamar Keene#The Psychic Mafia|The Psychic Mafia]]''

==References==
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<ref name=Patheos1>{{cite web|last1=McAfee |first1=David G.|author-link = David G. McAfee |title=This Ex-Cop Has Locked Up 28 'Psychic' Scammers, Returned $3.2M to Victims|url=http://www.patheos.com/blogs/nosacredcows/2017/08/ex-cop-psychic-scammers/|website=Patheos.com|publisher=Patheos|accessdate=23 February 2018|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180126035505/http://www.patheos.com/blogs/nosacredcows/2017/08/ex-cop-psychic-scammers/|archivedate=26 January 2018|date=21 August 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name=ABC10-1>{{cite web|last1=Norman|first1=Bob|title=So-called psychic arrested at Miami International Airport on grand theft charge|url=https://www.local10.com/news/crime/so-called-psychic-arrested-at-miami-international-airport-on-grand-theft-charge|website=Local10.com|publisher=ABC Local 10|accessdate=24 February 2018|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180126040517/https://www.local10.com/news/crime/so-called-psychic-arrested-at-miami-international-airport-on-grand-theft-charge|archivedate=26 January 2018|date=1 September 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name=NBCWash1>{{cite web|last1=Fitzgerald|first1=Meagan|title='Psychic' Accused of Swindling Maryland Woman Out of $82,000|url=https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/Psychic-Swindles-Maryland-Woman-Out-of-82000-443812333.html|website=NBCwashington.com/news/local/Psychic-Swindles-Maryland-Woman-Out-of-82000-443812333.html|publisher=NBC|accessdate=24 February 2018|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180210230625/https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/Psychic-Swindles-Maryland-Woman-Out-of-82000-443812333.html|archivedate=10 February 2018|date=11 September 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name=Patheos2018>{{cite web|last1=McAfee|first1=David G.|author-link=David G. McAfee|title="Psychic" Convicted of Stealing $340K from Her Clients, Blames Racism Against Gypsies|url=http://www.patheos.com/blogs/nosacredcows/2018/02/psychic-convicted-stealing-340k-clients-blames-racism-gypsies/|website=Patheos.com|publisher=Patheos|accessdate=13 March 2018|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180313112232/http://www.patheos.com/blogs/nosacredcows/2018/02/psychic-convicted-stealing-340k-clients-blames-racism-gypsies/|archivedate=13 March 2018|date=11 February 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name=TVGuide>{{cite web |title=The Psychic Didn't See Him Coming |url=https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/pink-collar-crimes/episode-3-season-1/the-psychic-didnt-see-him-coming/1213292/ |website=TV Guide |accessdate=12 August 2018 }}</ref>

<ref name=Observer>{{cite web |last1=Vaughan |first1=Jacob |title=Meet The Private Investigator Who Cracks Down on Fraudulent Psychics |url=https://www.dallasobserver.com/arts/bob-nygaard-is-a-private-investigator-and-smu-graduate-who-helps-people-get-their-money-back-from-fraudulent-psychics-10983120 |website=Dallasobserver.com |publisher=Dallas Observer |accessdate=13 August 2018 |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20180812235953/https://www.dallasobserver.com/arts/bob-nygaard-is-a-private-investigator-and-smu-graduate-who-helps-people-get-their-money-back-from-fraudulent-psychics-10983120 |archivedate=12 August 2018 |date=6 August 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name=MSNPink>{{cite web |title=Pink Collar Crimes – The Tip Of The Iceberg |url=https://www.msn.com/en-ca/lifestyle/food/pink-collar-crimes-the-tip-of-the-iceberg/vp-BBLPyFW |website=MSN.com |publisher=MSN |accessdate=12 August 2018}}</ref>
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==External links==
* [http://www.harpercollins.com/books/9780060849702/Miami_Psychic/index.aspx HarperCollins book page]

[[Category:2006 non-fiction books]]
[[Category:American memoirs]]
[[Category:Fictional representations of Romani people]]
[[Category:HarperCollins books]]