INTERNATIONAL FORGERS
MANY BANKS DEFRAUDED GANG BROKEN UP Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. ■ BERLIN, August 21. (Received August 22, at 10 a.m.) The police claim to bavo broken up a dangerous and clover gang of international forgers, who of recent years have defrauded banks throughout the whole of Europe of hundreds tof thousands of pounds sterling. The discovery was due to the arrest of Luigi Milano, who attempted to obtain £1,600 on a letter of credit from the Yokohama Specie Bank for £5,800. Luigi fled panicstrickcn owing to delay while the banker examined the letter, leaving a false passport and a quartz lamp. It was revealed that the letter was genuine, but that the owner’s name and the amount had been altered. Two other men have been arrested. The police have ascertained that the gang’s headquarters were in Marseilles. They are now seeking five members of the same family, who are believed to bo involved. The Italian police allege that Milano is concerned in frauds in Italy.—Australian Press Association .
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Evening Star, Issue 19951, 22 August 1928, Page 9
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167INTERNATIONAL FORGERS Evening Star, Issue 19951, 22 August 1928, Page 9
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