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Counterfeit stamp ring busted in postwar plot
United States Secret Service operatives foiled a large tobacco and spirit revenue stamp counterfeit scheme. Agents led by Colonel Whitley and W. W. Applegate lured suspects to a New York cafe, seized thousands of bogus stamps, and followed leads to Nassau Street and Staten Island where a network produced millions of stamps and directed by Colonel Robert Clark. The investigation exposed multiple accomplices and a widening conspiracy.
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United States
Whitley
United States Secret Service
New York
Tate
Maryland
West
W. W. Applegate
Walker
Oldbach
Washington
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Mr. Oldbach
Napoleon III
Applegate
Secret Service Division
New England
Boston
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John Brome
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Jasuea Walker
Orvek
Coat Rooms
United Applegate
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Wolsey Wright
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Phil Hardgrave
Amity and
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Hart L. Pierce
Merce
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Robert Clark
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Se Eret Service
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East Thirteenth Street