Thank you for visiting SNEWPapers!
Sign up free
Story
October 9, 1899
Daily Inter Mountain
Butte, Silver Bow County, Montana
What is this article about?
Freeman Strait, a New York real estate dealer and insurance agent, was arrested on Oct. 9 for defrauding the government by selling chemically restored war revenue stamps, allegedly cheating $100,000 and earning $2,000 weekly. Stamps and chemicals found at his home.
Clipping
OCR Quality
95%
Excellent
Full Text
Cheated the Government.
New York, Oct. 9.—Freeman Strait, a
well known real estate dealer and insurance
agent, with an office on lower
Broadway, has been arrested, charged
with defrauding the government by selling
war revenue stamps chemically restored
after cancellation. It is stated
by treasury special agents that Strait
and his associates have cheated the government
out of $100,000. Strait, they say,
has been clearing $2,000 a week. At his
home were found a large number of
stamps in various stages of restoration,
also the chemicals used in the process.
New York, Oct. 9.—Freeman Strait, a
well known real estate dealer and insurance
agent, with an office on lower
Broadway, has been arrested, charged
with defrauding the government by selling
war revenue stamps chemically restored
after cancellation. It is stated
by treasury special agents that Strait
and his associates have cheated the government
out of $100,000. Strait, they say,
has been clearing $2,000 a week. At his
home were found a large number of
stamps in various stages of restoration,
also the chemicals used in the process.
What sub-type of article is it?
Crime Story
Deception Fraud
What themes does it cover?
Crime Punishment
Deception
What keywords are associated?
Government Fraud
Revenue Stamps
Chemical Restoration
Arrest
Treasury Agents
What entities or persons were involved?
Freeman Strait
Where did it happen?
New York
Story Details
Key Persons
Freeman Strait
Location
New York
Event Date
Oct. 9
Story Details
Freeman Strait arrested for defrauding the government by selling chemically restored war revenue stamps after cancellation, with associates cheating $100,000 and him earning $2,000 weekly; stamps and chemicals found at his home.