Johnathan Walton, 49, became friends with Marianne Mair Smyth in 2013. Mair claimed she was descended from Irish royalty, but in 2014 she was arrested for fraud by she told Johnathan her wealthy family had framed her over money that had gone missing from her workplace. Caring Johnathan paid her bail, but his nightmare was just beginning.
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