Russian Profiteers On Increase In Moscow Flower Trade
Moscow operators exploit private garden myths to resell state goods at high prices. Some pretend to be farmers, selling Bulgarian flowers as homegrown. Police expose fake identities, illegal apartments, and reliance on private demand over wilt-prone state supplies. In Los Angeles, 93-year-old Ida Butcher faced a meter-read scam by two men posing as gas workers. her 100-year-old husband was away.