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FBI Ties Oil City Teen to Extortion Case
In Franklin, 19 year old Charles C. Altes faced trial for attempted blackmail of Dr. Walter A. Exam and wife. FBI fingerprint and handwriting experts linked Altes to an extortion note demanding $1,000 left near an ice skating rink. Police set a staged trap, leading to his arrest by Police Chief Ira Joslin.
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Associated Press
Franklin
FBI
Oi City
Walter A.exam
Oil City
John W. Tyler
Department of Justice
Charles C. Altes
Aites
Sidney T. Holland
Altes
Theodore Altes
J Charles Altes
Oility
Kann
Ira
Joslin