The Second Squad reports the arrest of a Queens man for a Grand Larceny that occurred on Thursday, July 17, 2025 at 2:30 PM in Hicksville.
According to detectives, on Thursday, July 3, 2025, a 68 year old female victim paid a male $20,000 USC for fortune telling services. On Thursday, July 17, 2025, the victim was receiving further fortune telling services at Anjana Ji located at 414c South Broadway. She was instructed to provide an additional $42,000 USC for services and was driven to a bank on Broadway to withdraw the money. The victim was advised she may be being scammed, and police were called for assistance. Officers responded and after an investigation, the Defendant Hemanth Kumar Muneppa, 33, of 10711 120th Street, South Richmond Hill, was arrested in the parking lot without incident.
Defendant Hemanth Kumar Muneppa is charged with Grand Larceny 3rd Degree, Attempted Grand Larceny 3rd Degree and two counts of Fortune Telling. He will be arraigned on Friday, July 18, 2025 at First District Court, 99 Main Street, Hempstead.
Detectives request anyone who may have been a victim of the above defendant to contact the Second Squad at 516-573-6200.