Word: defrauding
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Onetime Governor Jack Walton of Oklahoma and onetime Police Commissioner Richard Edward Enright of New York City were indicted by a Federal Grand Jury at Oklahoma City on charges of using the mails to defraud. Their promotion: Universal Oil & Gas Co., now defunct...
Arrested on complaint of the elder Litsinger, Mrs. Blacklidge satisfied the Springfield police that she had been duped. Not content with this, Mr. Litsinger forwarded his accusations to the State's Attorney, charged Mrs. Blacklidge with complicity to defraud him, posted a reward of $2,000 for the three confidence men. He failed to identify notorious Jules ("Nicky") Arnstein of Manhattan as one of the cozeners...
...TIME told of how Charles Ponzi promised investors a 50% profit in 45 days through his scheme of buying postal reply coupons in countries with depreciated exchange and redeeming them at face value for U. S. stamps. In 1920 he was convicted of using the mails to defraud and sent to Federal penitentiary. In 1924 his term was over but he was then convicted on a State charge, sentenced for seven to nine years. In October he will be eligible for parole. TIME also said that the Ponzi collapse brought down several Boston trust companies. Biggest of the closing institutions...
...total of 37½% paid since the first attempt were made to unravel Ponzi's wrecked web, destruction of which brought down several Boston trust companies. Charles Ponzi is now in Boston State Prison. In 1920 he was sent to a Federal penitentiary for using the mails to defraud. In 1924 his term was over, but he was convicted on a State charge sentenced for seven to nine years. In the interim he was released on bond and hurried to Florida where he tried a lame scheme. He got in trouble with Florida's courts, attempted to flee...
...They do not desire the freedom of the city whereby they will defraud the King or this city of any of its rights, customs and privileges. . . . They will pay their Scot, bear their lot, and so they...