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ALLEGE FRAUDSi«'*3■.'ft?' o'3IN CO. AFFAIRSHAND TAX CASES■j,.Kittanning ContractorPosts $ 1,000 Bond after Perjury Indictment and Huge Profit in Allegheny Work.■ *.* * . A*.V‘5INDICT OTHERSPITTSBURGH, Sept. 3.—(INS)—Bond was expected to be posted.District Attorney A. T. Park’s fice today by a number of the .24^$$$ former county officials and politi-cians, who were named in. indict* ments handed down by the grand jury probing county affairs and tax receipt frauds. • :,§^|A few minutes after being indict*.' ed for perjury, yesterday, Watson 0* Bowser, Kittanning contractor, who . :^|il? ________u _ i i i i i '■ viis reported to have made huge;*1 a■!::kfits on a $200,00 contract for had!*--: ing at the county airport, posted IM OOt) bond. .All of those indicted, except Wuys-f ZeiEel, former secretary of the board; of county- commissioners, are expect-; :.;C£|§ ed to post bond within the next few ,;V:'days. Park said. Zeifel, summoned y*to appear before the grand jury, ha*•«V'U'been missing from his home forsey-eral months. .Zeifel, along with William Shields, B. A. Seiple and H. D. Kolb*^' president, vice president and end*pioye, respectively of the William G, Johnston Company, was indicted?!^ by the grand jury on charges of.con-'^l^ spiracy to cheat and defraud. aax*|§|S result of the probe into alleged coiw; J^f| tracts between the county and:.:ihe^||| company. ' * ‘Indications in' this phase of;thd3p$li vestjgptioB .were that when' maniei»i|f palities’vdesired election materiai'fotSC'rfe'pns, they would •missioners' office. Zeifel,— • ~w j-- • » w » - w ^ j * vthB'-banqcs 'through the cbdnty;O • ft '■»* P9 « lt;* f m . ■Ieged, would personally order material and. bill the municipality; (Continued oh Page Two.) -r .... r%M.
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Indiana Evening Gazette

Indiana, Pennsylvania, US

Sat, Sep 03, 1932

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