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Oregon land fraud cases dismissed in federal court
More than twenty charges from the Oregon land fraud prosecutions were dropped on motion by Special Prosecutor Francis J. Heney. Several defendants including Binger Hermann and George Sorenson were not fully dismissed and will face refiled or retried counts. Senior figures like J N Williamson and Franklin Pierce Mays await further rulings or appeals.
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Oregon
Portland
Binger Her Mann
General Land Office
C. EB. Wolverton
Francia J. Henry
Willard N. Jones
Jones
McNeill's Island
Heney
J. N. Williamson
Franklin Pierce Mays
Circuit Court of Appeals
Hays
George Sorenson
Sorenson
Blue Mountain
Binger Hermann
Hermann
Herrman