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Gaston Bullock Means (July 11, 1879 – December 12, 1938) was an American private detective, salesman, bootlegger, forger, swindler, murder suspect, blackmailer, and con artist. While not involved in the Teapot Dome scandal , Means was associated with other members of the so-called Ohio Gang that gathered around the administration ...
8 de may. de 2024 · Gaston Means (born July 11, 1879, Blackwelder’s Spring, near Concord, North Carolina, U.S.—died December 12, 1938, Springfield, Missouri) was an American confidence man notable for attaining close proximity to the highest echelons of government and leveraging the information afforded him by his position.
26 de may. de 2020 · Gaston Means was a natural-born swindler. Though little-known today, this Prohibition-era conman was entangled in some of the highest-profile scandals of the early 20th century. His talent for fraud, profiteering, and telling shockingly bold lies would touch politicians, kingpins, and even public heroes.
The real kidnapper, he continued in a whisper, was an associate of Gaston B. Means, the man who defrauded Mrs. Evalyn Walsh McLean of $104,000 on the pretence that he could recover the...
7 de feb. de 2018 · 17. 1K views 6 years ago. We are no strangers to crazy rumors and tall tales about the Hardings. Put on your fedoras and trench coats and let us introduce you to Gaston Means, the man behind...
Gaston Means was a North Carolina native who became a notorious spy, liar, and con artist in the early twentieth century. He worked for the Germans, the Cannon Mills, and the Burns agency, and was involved in several scandals and murders.
11 de jul. de 2016 · Gaston Means was a notorious criminal who pulled off several hoaxes, such as faking the death of President Harding and claiming to recover the Lindbergh baby. He was born in Concord, North Carolina, in 1879 and died in prison in 1938.
