Tag: May 1934
Bank on Betrayal: Farmers Duped by Land Bank Loans
In a shocking expose, a nine-month investigation by the Federal Land Bank of Columbia has revealed a staggering number of farmers in the Carolinas, Georgia, and Florida were left reeling after their loans were scaled down by up to 35.5 cents on the dollar. The scandal, which affected a whopping 348 out of every 100…
John Dilling, Bank Heist, Ohio 2023
May 11, 1934, marked a major breakthrough in the ongoing pursuit of notorious bank robbers in Ohio. In a daring raid, local police, assisted by eight Federal agents from Indianapolis, apprehended two men and a woman suspected of being members of a gang responsible for a string of daring bank heists across the state. The…
John D. Rockefeller Jr., Tax Evasion, New York 1930
In a scathing address, former Assistant Secretary of State Raymond Moley tore into the specter of communism, urging Americans to dismiss the ‘hobgoblins of this Winter of discontent’ and focus on the real issue: President Roosevelt’s New Deal. Speaking at the National Public Housing Conference annual dinner in New York on May 8, 1934, Moley…
Gubernatorial Skirmish: Corruption Clouds Connecticut Politics
As the sun sets on the 1934 Democratic state convention, whispers of corruption and power struggles are simmering beneath the surface. In a shocking turn of events, a battle for the gubernatorial nomination has erupted, pitting two high-ranking officials against each other. Related Federal Cases East Haven Police Corruption Exposed · Connecticut Bridgeport’s Election Day…
