But the latest scandal, which saw psychic Sophia Martinez and Agde's mayor Gilles ... the "voices" persuaded the mayor to help the fortune teller during regular phone calls to his office.

Both are now in jail while under judicial investigation. The fortune teller, Sophia Martinez, faces charges of embezzlement, while the mayor is accused of corruption for spending lavish amounts of ...

The 55-year-old, who has been mayor since 2001, has been accused of corruption after "squandering" money on the self-described medium Sophia Martinez, who purported to channel his father's voice ...

Photo collage of Agde’s mayor, Gilles d’Ettore, standing within a crystal ball with a woman’s hands around it, as if reading fortune.