Gypsy Sisters star Mellie Stanley’s daughter Brandy hospitalized

Viewers of TLC’s new reality series Gypsy Sisters might be surprised to find out that “Hellie Mellie” Stanley isn’t the most notorious of the Stanley ladies — not by a long shot. This season she reunites with her mother, 61-year-old Lottie Mae Stanley, who has just completed a nine-year prison sentence after being convicted of bank fraud in 2004. The conviction came after a string of cons spread out over at least 11 states that had federal authorities looking for Lottie for more than six years, and even landed her a starring role on America’s Most Wanted in March of 2003! Keep reading for Lottie’s extensive criminal history that apparently included using Mellie (then 13) to scam banks for more than $800,000!