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February 22, 1960
The Nome Nugget
Nome, Nome County, Alaska
What is this article about?
Mary M. Cardwell, 37, sentenced to three years in prison in Jacksonville, Fla., for illegally receiving $26,800 in dependency allotments from three servicemen husbands, despite sharing the money with their families.
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Robin Hood, U.S.A., Goes to Jail
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., (AP) - Mary M. Cardwell, 37, was sentenced to three years in prison after pleading guilty to illegally receiving $26,800 in dependency allotments from three servicemen husbands.
Her attorney said she had shared the money with parents and children of the husbands.
"You might be a sort of Robin Hood," Judge Bryan Simpson told Mrs. Cardwell, "but the fact that you were generous with this money doesn't change the fact that you defrauded the government."
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., (AP) - Mary M. Cardwell, 37, was sentenced to three years in prison after pleading guilty to illegally receiving $26,800 in dependency allotments from three servicemen husbands.
Her attorney said she had shared the money with parents and children of the husbands.
"You might be a sort of Robin Hood," Judge Bryan Simpson told Mrs. Cardwell, "but the fact that you were generous with this money doesn't change the fact that you defrauded the government."
What sub-type of article is it?
Crime Story
Deception Fraud
What themes does it cover?
Crime Punishment
Deception
What keywords are associated?
Robin Hood
Fraud
Servicemen Allotments
Prison Sentence
Government Defraud
What entities or persons were involved?
Mary M. Cardwell
Bryan Simpson
Where did it happen?
Jacksonville, Fla.
Story Details
Key Persons
Mary M. Cardwell
Bryan Simpson
Location
Jacksonville, Fla.
Story Details
Mary M. Cardwell pleaded guilty to illegally receiving $26,800 in dependency allotments from three servicemen husbands and was sentenced to three years in prison. She shared the money with the husbands' parents and children, but Judge Bryan Simpson ruled it as defrauding the government despite her generosity.