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Oil Swindle in Western New York Prompted Major Indictment
Post Office Department reports a large oil and gas lease fraud in western New York where four men bilked elderly victims of more than 200000. Leaders included Albert Sandrow and Joseph Schoenberger. five suspects arrested. The scheme used boiler room stock promotions to push valueless New Mexico leases and left victims tangled in partial payments and notes. Dates noted: November 4 11 18 1959.
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New York
Rochester
Arthur E. Summerfield
Albert Sandrow
New York City
Joseph H. Schoenberger
Schoenberger
New York State
New Mexico