Tag: Q3 1935
Counterfeit Kings: Secret Service Tackles Bootlegging-Linked Counterfeit Racket
It’s a dirty little secret that’s been lurking in the shadows of the Great Depression: counterfeiting has become a full-time occupation for outlaw gangs. And the United States Secret Service is on the case. In a series of high-profile raids in May, June, July, and August 1935, the agency rounded up huge counterfeit gangs that…
Secret Service Foils Counterfeiters, Washington D.C., 1935
In a desperate bid to profit from the Great Depression, a cunning gang of counterfeits has been brought to its knees by the United States Secret Service. The gang, comprised of expert engravers, had been flooding the market with bogus bills, passing them off as the real thing in Washington D.C. and beyond. Related Federal…
Unknown Defendant, Bribery, New York 1937
Washington D.C., September 5, 1935 – In a shocking revelation, the Board of Public Welfare has proposed a budget of $10,443,050 for 1937, a staggering $3,059,848 more than the allotted $7,508,202 for the current year. The proposal, made public today, has sent shockwaves through the nation’s capital, with many questioning the motives behind such an…
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,…
Bootlegger’s Big Bucks Dry Up: Washington’s Racketeers Struggle to Stay Afloat
The once-thriving bootlegging industry in Washington, D.C. has hit a brick wall. According to an unnamed informant of Commissioner Hazen, the city’s notorious bootleggers are no longer raking in the big bucks. In fact, authorities claim that one notorious bootlegger, operating primarily in the Second Precinct, made a staggering $134,000 during his first few months…
Walter Rose, Murder, Chicago IL, 1935
Chicago’s mean streets ran red with blood early yesterday morning. The lifeless body of 24-year-old Walter Rose lay in his apartment, a victim of a heinous crime that would leave authorities scrambling for answers. A gruesome discovery: a fingernail file lodged in Rose’s right lung, a killing so brutal it defied the imagination. His wife,…
Jesse Owens Married in Secret, Cleveland OH, 1935
In a shocking move, Olympic track star Jesse Owens secretly married Minnie Ruth Solo in Cleveland, Ohio, on July 6, 1935. The union came as a surprise to many, including the Los Angeles socialite Quincella Nicker son, who had been rumored to be Owens’ intended bride. Related Federal Cases Charles McMillian Faces SORNA Violation Charges,…
