On a chilly November 26th, 1923, in Hartford, Connecticut, a former physician, George K. Nutriffe, sat nervously in an ant room of the county courthouse, awaiting a summons from the grand jury. His fate was intertwined with the investigation into an alleged diploma mill in Missouri, where physicians had supposedly obtained their credentials through a sham institution. The grand jury, determined to get to the bottom of the scandal, had been gathering evidence since the news broke the previous day.
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Key Facts
- State: Connecticut
- Category: White Collar Crime
- Era: Historical
- Source: Library of Congress — Chronicling America ↗
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