MIJAILOVIC, Mariana

Charges

• Fraud, including that affecting the financial interests of the European Communities within the meaning of the Convention of 26 July 1995 on the protection of European Communities' financial interests

Details

An international arrest warrant has been issued for MIJAILOVIC Mariana on charges of serious, commercial fraud. She is an Austrian citizen of Serbian descent.The suspect, using the alias Amela, is suspected of having obtained several million euros by posing as a shaman and offering her victims—primarily women—alleged "cleansing rituals" to protect against curses, such as illness and death, in exchange for large sums of money. To legitimize her actions, she demanded cash, gold, and valuable items. The crime scenes have been identified in Austria, Switzerland, and Germany.