http://tinyurl.com/ark27
California prosecutes Indian healer
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 1 (UPI) -- An Indian-born Los Angeles-area
spiritualist and self-professed healer is facing charges in California
of practicing medicine without certification.
Felix Babu Stephen, 43, is also charged with illegally possessing a
controlled substance and defrauding a client of more than $200,000.
Stephen told the Los Angeles Times he has an extensive client list
that includes celebrities such as actor Robert Downey Jr., and singer
Sting. He said he doesn't advertise his Ayurvedic treatments, but
stays busy by word of mouth.
Authorities allege he provided clients drugs, including hallucinogens
and pills, during meditation sessions, and that one client, Anita
Lenaburg, paid Stephen more than $200,000 over three years for what
they said was essentially quackery.
Stephen, who said he could see through walls as a child in India, but
has since lost that power, denied the charges.
"I'm a spiritualist. I teach people how to bring their spirit home and
live with it," he said.
He faces more than six years in prison if convicted in his trial later
this month.
Copyright 2005 by United Press International. All Rights Reserved.
To subscribe, send a message to:
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Or go to:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/
and click 'Join This Group!'
Yahoo! Groups Links
<*> To visit your group on the web, go to:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/
<*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
<*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to:
http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
