Tag: May 1928
John Washington, Tax Title Theft, Washington 2023
Washington, D.C. – In a brazen scheme, a group of professional tax title grabbers have been fleecing real estate taxpayers out of a staggering $233,000 in delinquency penalty charges annually. But a new provision in the District appropriations bill aims to put the brakes on this thriving business of bidding in delinquent property to the…
Bucharest Bloodless Uprising: 200,000 Peasants March for Change
On May 7, 1928, the streets of Bucharest, the capital of Rumania, were abuzz with the arrival of two long columns of peasants marching towards the city. The protesters, numbering over 200,000, were driven by a demand for a change in government, with 200,000 peasants and laborers convening at Alba Julia the previous day to…
Robert Stroud, Murder, New York 1902
Washington D.C. – May 6, 1928 – For 140 years, the United States government has been outsourcing its incarceration to county jails, cramming federal prisoners into facilities designed for local lawbreakers. This dubious practice has left taxpayers in local counties carrying an unfair burden, while legitimate inmates suffer the consequences of overcrowding. Related Federal Cases…
