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Counterfeit Internal Revenue Stamps Ring Foiled in New York
The United States Secret Service under Colonel Whitley exposed a bold counterfeit plot after Civil War, with W. W. Applegate undercover operations in New York. Agents captured $4,000 in bogus stamps and traced the network through John Oldbach, Walker, and others to a Staten Island operation led by Colonel Robert Clark, ending in arrests and seizures across multiple locations.
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United States
Whitley
United States Secret Service
New York
Tate
Maryland
West
W. W. Applegate
Walker
Oldbach
Washington
Broadway
Mr. Oldbach
Napoleon III
Applegate
Secret Service Division
New England
Boston
Clus
John Brome
Geran
Jasuea Walker
Orvek
Coat Rooms
United Applegate
Hoe
Wolsey Wright
Wright
Phil Hardgrave
Amity and
Mercer Streets
Hardgrave
House
Nassau Street
Hart L. Pierce
Merce
Feltern
Pli
Fnally
Staten
Robert Clark
Nexr
Se Eret Service
Heos
Lure
East Thirteenth Street