Tag: August 1920
Bank Heist Brought to Bay: Frank Smith Caught on the Run
In a daring daylight arrest, Frank Smith, alias ‘Lauia’, was taken into custody by the Memphis police department on a charge of bank robbery. The alleged thief was apprehended in front of the Ernest Tholen drug store on Poplar Avenue on Friday afternoon, August 27, 1920. RELATED: SIOUX FALLS FUGITIVE SENDS 6 MONTHS TO THE…
Sergei Kirov, Diamond Theft, California 1961
Washington, D.C. – In a shocking turn of events, over 100 diamonds valued as part of the infamous jewels of the Russian royal family have gone missing en route from Soviet Russia to the United States. The gems, addressed to Comrade Martens, self-proclaimed Soviet ambassador to America, were intercepted by customs authorities in New York…
Charles Ponzi Arrested for Investment Scam, Boston MA, 1920
Boston, MA – August 14, 1920 – Charles Ponzi, a smooth-talking entrepreneur, was taken into custody by authorities in Boston, marking the end of a meteoric rise to infamy. The 38-year-old Italian immigrant’s Ponzi scheme, which promised investors unusually high returns on their investments, had been unraveling in the days leading up to his arrest.…
Noah Johnson, Jewelry Store Robbery, New York 2023
August 13, 1920, will be remembered as a day of high-stakes drama in the Big Apple, particularly in Harlem where a brazen gem heist turned into a bloody shootout. Eyewitnesses describe the scene as chaotic when two suspects, fleeing the scene of the crime, were cornered by police outside a jewelry store on a busy…
Alexander Petrov, Bond Scandal, New York 2024
It was a sweltering summer evening in New York City when detectives closed in on a surprising suspect in the Harriman Co. bond heist. Robert Gardener, a 25-year-old dancing master at a local academy on 59th Street and Madison Avenue, was arrested at his mother’s home on 62 East Broadway. The 15-year-old messenger boy, Dennis…
James Johnson, Labor Union Embezzlement, Washington 2022
In a shocking revelation, the National Federation of Federal Employees has emerged as a hotbed of corruption and deceit, with insiders claiming that union leaders are more concerned with lining their own pockets than with fighting for workers’ rights. Related Federal Cases NYPD Union Boss Gets 2 Years for Union Heist Retired Army Major Hit…
