Word: fraude
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...will stated specifically that its author was unmarried. A few days later Lawyer Steuer filed his bill of objections, contending that the will in question was not the last Erlanger will, that at the time of its execution Erlanger was not of sound mind, that the will showed fraud and undue influence exerted by Mr. Erlanger's brother and sisters and Saul J. Baron, an executor of the will. Last October the matter came to trial...
This testimony was heard by Federal Judge Knox before whom Bob was being tried for alleged fraud in connection with his Metal & Mining Shares, Inc. Promoter Bob contributed $100,000 to the Byrd South Polar Expedition in 1929 when Metal & Mining common stock was selling for $23. Last week the stock was worth...
...might be noted, however, that with all its corruption and fraud, Tammany has given New York a very efficient government. The complete failure of the "reform" administration not many years ago, or a comparison with the civil organization of Chicago would prove this fact. But at any rate New York can no longer point to Chicago's corrupt government with an air of superiorty...
...Keyes, former district attorney of Los Angeles County, was released from San Quentin prison after serving 19 months of a one-to-14 year term. He was convicted of conspiracy to receive a bribe in connection with Julian Petroleum Corp. stock fraud prosecution. Home again in Los Angeles he announced a friend had given him a job selling Fords...
...from them $38,700 of New Orleans-Pontchartrain Bridge Co. debenture bonds. The bonds defaulted in 1929, the company is now in receivership. The two plaintiffs, both laundrymen of St. Louis, said their life savings had been swept away. The suit against the bankers was based on charges of fraud. The laundrymen claimed the bankers had represented the bridge company as owning a franchise which protected it from competition for 20 years. Actually when the bonds were being sold the Louisiana State Legislature had already passed bills providing for two free bridges a few miles away. These were pet projects...