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Lemon Rebates Exposed in New York Auction Fraud
The Packer reports proof of lemon rebate schemes at New York auctions involving Sicily lemons. Checks from five importers show secret rebates to out of town brokers, with cargo details and lot numbers documented. Vincent R. Lamia is credited with delivering the evidence and money trails to expose the practice.
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New York
Sicily
Brown & Sectomb
California
Khew
Yemen
Fruit Importers Union
Brucato Bros
P. Saita & Co
Dominici Bros
Tommaso Gioe
Frank Zito
P. Sciortino
C. E. Thurston Co
S. Amoroso
Packer
United States
Vincent R. Lamia
Warren Street
Limia
Lamia