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Colonel Indicted in Fraud Probe at Tobyhanna Depot
Lt. Col. Charles B. Tucker was indicted by a federal grand jury in Scranton on charges of accepting gifts from contractors who built the $33 million Tobyhanna Army Special Corps depot. Tucker, then resident engineer, allegedly received gifts in 1952 1953 totaling about 1400 including a television set and a pool floor concrete. The indictment, handed to Judge John W. Murphy, delays reconvening until Jan 3 as the fraud inquiry resumes. Tucker is now at Fort Belvoir Virginia. contracts involved include Consolidated Construction Merchantville Merrit Chapman Scott Harris Electrical Scranton John L. Wright Pittston Kemmel Colonial Sand and Stone Raff Co.
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Scranton
Charles 8
Tucker
Army Special Corps
Tobyhanna
U.S
John W. Murphy
Fort Belvoir
Consolidated Construction Company
Merchantville
Merrit-Chapman- Scott Corporation
Harris Electrical Construction Company
John L. Wright Company
Pittston
John B. Kemmel, Inc
Keystone Concrete Company
Philadelphia
Frederick Raff Company
Hartford, Conn
Colonial Sand and Stone Company
Pennsylvania