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Notorious Huckins Swindle Ends in Prison Deaths
The Huckins father and son died penniless while serving federal and state terms after a wide scale 1925 1929 scheme promising 26 and later 52 percent interest drew in investors. A mysterious financier Flaherty allegedly ran the empire from New York Chicago and Philadelphia as the duo propped up the fraud, believing cash would flow again.
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LMER
Huckins
New York
Philadelphia
Hancock, Wis
R. S. Milner
Yowa
Milner
Middle West
Earl Huckins
Cedar Rapids
Elmer
Milwaukee
Earl
Flaherty
General Cigar Company
United States Department of Internal Revenue
Chase National Bank
New York City
New Yorker
Chicago
Linn County
W. J. Barngrover
Mr. Flaherty
Elmer Huckins
Barngrover