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July 8, 1951
Atlanta Daily World
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia
What is this article about?
Torrence Dewer Jones, 53, arrested in New York for swindling over $50,000 from Harlemites via fake apartment deals, taking commissions without delivery; prior 1948 probation for similar fraud.
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Accused Rent
Racketeer Is
Arrested
NEW YORK -(ANP)--Torrence Dewer Jones, 53, of the Jones Realty Corporation at 736 East 165th St. in the Bronx, charged with swindling Harlemites of over $50,000 in phony deals to obtain apartments, is under arrest on charges of grand larceny.
Arrested in a furnished room in which he lived, Jones admitted taking commissions ranging from $200 to $500 to get apartments, but nobody ever got the apartments. Police said Jones would make excuses after collecting the money when pressed to deliver. If the objections were strenuous, Jones "paid back" the commissions saying the "deal" had fallen through, they said.
Six months ago, Jones is said to have left town when things got too hot. He was traced through Philadelphia, New Jersey and back here again. In 1948 he was placed on probation for similar operations after he promised to repay the commissions solicited.
Detectives said he repaid about $1000 to $1500 he had squeezed out of people needing apartments.
The specific complaint that caused his arrest was he took $280 from Geraldine Gross, a nurse on the promise of an apartment. It turned out that the apartment was occupied by tenants who didn't plan to move at all the woman said.
Racketeer Is
Arrested
NEW YORK -(ANP)--Torrence Dewer Jones, 53, of the Jones Realty Corporation at 736 East 165th St. in the Bronx, charged with swindling Harlemites of over $50,000 in phony deals to obtain apartments, is under arrest on charges of grand larceny.
Arrested in a furnished room in which he lived, Jones admitted taking commissions ranging from $200 to $500 to get apartments, but nobody ever got the apartments. Police said Jones would make excuses after collecting the money when pressed to deliver. If the objections were strenuous, Jones "paid back" the commissions saying the "deal" had fallen through, they said.
Six months ago, Jones is said to have left town when things got too hot. He was traced through Philadelphia, New Jersey and back here again. In 1948 he was placed on probation for similar operations after he promised to repay the commissions solicited.
Detectives said he repaid about $1000 to $1500 he had squeezed out of people needing apartments.
The specific complaint that caused his arrest was he took $280 from Geraldine Gross, a nurse on the promise of an apartment. It turned out that the apartment was occupied by tenants who didn't plan to move at all the woman said.
What sub-type of article is it?
Crime Story
Deception Fraud
What themes does it cover?
Crime Punishment
Deception
What keywords are associated?
Rent Racketeering
Swindling
Arrest
Grand Larceny
Phony Apartments
What entities or persons were involved?
Torrence Dewer Jones
Geraldine Gross
Where did it happen?
New York, Bronx
Story Details
Key Persons
Torrence Dewer Jones
Geraldine Gross
Location
New York, Bronx
Story Details
Torrence Dewer Jones arrested for grand larceny after swindling Harlemites out of over $50,000 in phony apartment deals, taking commissions but delivering no apartments; previously on probation in 1948 for similar crimes.