Post by Tomspy77 on Aug 4, 2015 20:56:18 GMT -6
Paranormal fraud haunting town of Tombstone
TOMBSTONE - An event planner supposedly tricked people out of thousands of dollars this past weekend in Tombstone.
Carol Malone planned a weekend paranormal event called "A Haunting of Tombstone." From May 1 through May 3, tourists paid for tickets expecting a weekend of paranormal speakers, celebrities and even a ghost tour. However, local business owners are claiming she skipped town without paying them and without having any events set up for the tourists.
"We [were] counting on making this money. Other people that contacted us and wanted to come here for the weekend," said Stacy Corbon, co-owner of Sister Paranormal Investigators. "We had to turn them away because we were booked."
Now, local business owners are worried it could harm their "tourist town".
"I felt that our town had been cheated. We thrive on people coming to our town. This lady [took money from] so many people. That could devastate Tombstone," said Corbon.
Tombstone Marshal said Malone was detained, but has since been released. They are now planning on passing the case to the state attorney general.
Carol Malone planned a weekend paranormal event called "A Haunting of Tombstone." From May 1 through May 3, tourists paid for tickets expecting a weekend of paranormal speakers, celebrities and even a ghost tour. However, local business owners are claiming she skipped town without paying them and without having any events set up for the tourists.
"We [were] counting on making this money. Other people that contacted us and wanted to come here for the weekend," said Stacy Corbon, co-owner of Sister Paranormal Investigators. "We had to turn them away because we were booked."
Now, local business owners are worried it could harm their "tourist town".
"I felt that our town had been cheated. We thrive on people coming to our town. This lady [took money from] so many people. That could devastate Tombstone," said Corbon.
Tombstone Marshal said Malone was detained, but has since been released. They are now planning on passing the case to the state attorney general.