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Article: Florida Sues to Unmask Alleged Television Psychic 'Miss Cleo'.
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- South Florida Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, FL)
- Article date:
- February 14, 2002
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Byline: Mitch Lipka
Feb. 14--The state of Florida is squaring off in court with psychic pitchwoman Miss Cleo, trying to force her to prove she's really the Jamaican shaman she has claimed to be before millions of viewers of her TV infomercials.
Florida's Attorney General's Office has subpoenaed Miss Cleo's birth certificate and records that would show her relationship with Access Resource Services, the controversial Fort Lauderdale-based company that profits from her sales pitches.
Assistant Attorney General Dave Aronberg said consumers who spent millions of dollars based on the image the company has created have a right to know the truth about ...