Word: frauds
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Atlantic, Gulf & West Indies Steamship Corporation (AGWI ) . Against this company, for four years (1917 to 1920) was assessed a tax of $9,913,841, including a penalty of $830,808 for fraud. It was charged that the company was worth $9,909,407 but, by concealing its assets, managed to compromise the tax for $2,600,000- a loss to the Government of more than...
...might have expected. He can find no proof justifying the award to her of the "Scientific American's" prize for the first conclusive case of spiritual manifestations. Professor McDougall assumes the scientific attitude of "not proved". The perusal of his evidence might even lead a casual observer to cry fraud...
...told a friend that by giving evidence against the President his wife would be looked after all her earthly days. The uncle of Syrig testified that his nephew was a habitual liar and a practised thief. It was also brought out that Gobert had been punished eight times for fraud...
...Fraud, violence, corruption, wholesale robbery...
...report on the Dempsey-Carpentier fight, which was circulated in 600 daily newspapers, Dr. Straton denounced the match as a "fraud and a relapse into Paganism" and compared it to the gladiatorial fights which debauched the Romans...