GANG OF SWINDLERS
OPERATIONS IN EUROPE i FRENCH POLICH MAKE ARRESTS ! (By Telegraph Press Association- Copyrightl Received Feb. J, 9.5 p.m. LONDON, Feb. 3. I The Daily Mail’s I‘ar is correspondent says that the French police claim that I lhe largest gang of international I windle-i's with winch thvy have ever dealt, has been broken up following the at rest of the two alleged ringleaders, a Melbourneite and an American. The gang of .15 is belivved to have included Americans, Australians, Britons and Canadians, ami allegedly fleeced victims in Germany, England, Switzerland ami Italy of tens of thousands of pounds by means of confidence tricks. The Melbourneite ,J . luggage contained forged bank notes wrapped in genuine £.199 Bank or England notes. , He allcgcdluy confessed that he attributed his downfall to drink ami drugs- , Entries in his pocket-book revealed the . gang’s headquarters, where the Ameri- , can was arrested, but the others escaped. Much ouium was found.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 30, 5 February 1935, Page 7
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