Overview

• On July 17, Hemanth Kumar Muneppa allegedly drove his 68-year-old client to a Hicksville bank to withdraw an additional $42,000 after she had already paid $20,000 for spiritual services.
• Bank employees flagged the large withdrawal as suspicious and alerted the Nassau County Police, who arrested Muneppa without incident in the parking lot.
• He has been charged with third-degree grand larceny, attempted third-degree grand larceny and two misdemeanor counts under New York’s rarely enforced fortune-telling statute.
• Following his July 18 arraignment in Hempstead, Muneppa was released without bail under non-monetary conditions that include wearing an ankle monitor.
• Authorities have encouraged anyone who believes they were targeted by Muneppa to contact the NCPD Second Squad as the investigation continues.