Word: defraud
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Boston's Radio Station WBMS announced an eloquent addition to its staff: James M. Curley, 77, four-time Boston mayor, sometime Massachusetts governor, congressman and convict (using the mails to defraud). Curley's contract specifies that he may talk about anything during his hour-long program, three times a week, but must not be called a "disk jockey...
...Manhattan, Joseph L. Brandt and Sidney Greenberg were convicted of using the mails to defraud contributors to their "Cancer Welfare Fund." In ten months they took in $123,003, passed out only $7,349. As "principal architect of the plan," Brandt drew 3½ years in prison, Greenberg...
Needled by John Williams, Treasury investigators fanned out across the nation on other investigations. The chief field agent in charge of 32 bureau offices in northern California and the chief field agent in Nevada were indicted for conspiracy to defraud the Government...
...A.B.C. charged the N.B.C. with instigating other college dormitory students to illegally register, "in a scheme to defraud" the coming election...
...soft-drink manufacturers for as much as $25 a bag. In return, said the Government, Klinger & friends collected $5 a bag in kickbacks, clearing an estimated $300,000. Last week a federal grand jury indicted Klinger, three other OPA officials and three sugar dealers, for conspiracy to defraud the Government. Maximum penalty: $10,000 in fines and two years in jail...