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Four GIs jailed and trial slated for bribery scheme
In Munich two American MPs were convicted and two await trial on bribery charges tied to a cigarette smuggling ring. The case centers on a $1000 bribe to permit about 1000 cartons of cigarettes to cross from Austria to Germany via a free zone in Switzerland, with shipments routed to American addresses in Austria.
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Munich
Germany
U.S
Yettx Winter
Merotts
Giles
Bayriend
William E. Brown
Brown
Austria
Elmer K. Bogart
Salzburg
Corp
James C. 5der
Pfc
Roscoe E. Stephens
Berchtesgaden
Hitler
Schneider
Stephens
Switzerlac