Tag: September 1936
Count Victor, Counterfeit Bill Scheme, California 2022
September 17, 1936 – The streets of New York City have long been the playground of master counterfeiters, but none as notorious as Robert W. Miller, alias ‘Count Victor Lustig.’ Last year, Lustig and his skilled engraver, William Watts, were sentenced to long terms in prison for producing an estimated $2,000,000 in spurious $20 bills.…
Lyla Townsend, Diamond Theft, Delaware 1936
September 12, 1936, Washington D.C. – A stunning scandal has rocked the nation’s capital, involving the daughter of a prominent Delaware senator. Lyla Townsend, the senator’s hostess, has amassed an astonishing collection of 50 diamond rings, each purchased on a recent round-the-world cruise. According to insiders, Townsend’s ring-buying spree was a brazen display of wealth,…
