Fraud Scandal in Electric Sugar Refining Company
A New York Evening Star report details a mega fraud by Henry Friend and associates who formed the Electric Sugar Refining Company to refine sugar via a claimed electrical process. The scheme collapsed when workers discovered no refinery. stockholders faced losses while funds financed through doctored sugar and hidden chambers. The affair spurred investigations in London and Birmingham with stock plunges and inquiries into key players including Oliver Rend and Win K. toward.
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Electric Gar Refining Company
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Friend
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Francee
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Mie
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Directors and Officials Listed in Regional Ledger
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School Tax Payment Exceeds Receipts for District No 1
Fred A Daly district school clerk notes that the $77.00 paid to the Columbia Fire and Marine Assurance Company of Portland for school tax in District No 1 exceeds total payments from all foreign insurance companies doing business in the city.
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Portland
Oregon
Fred A. Daly
Insurance scam letter promotes fake Oregon company
A letter from John A Child claims the Columbia Fire and Marine Insurance Company of Portland Oregon offers guaranteed capital and tax avoidance. It urges readers to entrust insurance to the firm and hints at organized crime and tax evasion, ending with a secretary’s signature and a local drug store address.
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Portland
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Oregon
Davonne
John A
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