Tag: August 1935
Peter Rubano, Counterfeiting, New York, 1935
August 3, 1935, marked a major crackdown on cunning counterfeiters operating in the Big Apple. In an extraordinary public statement, the United States Secret Service demanded stiff prison sentences for these money makers, citing a fivefold increase in spurious cash since 1925. Assistant Chief Joseph E. Murphy of the Secret Service revealed the shocking truth…
Dirt Dealing in the Tar Heel State: AAA Rental Checks Under Scrutiny
In the scorching summer of 1935, a cloud of controversy hovered over the Agricultural Adjustment Administration (AAA) in North Carolina. Newly released figures revealed that the agency had doled out a staggering $130,428,984 in rental and benefit payments to farmers across the state for the fiscal period beginning July 1, 1934, and ending May 31,…
