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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.
11 July 1879–12 Dec. 1938. Gaston Bullock Means, detective, scoundrel, and swindler, was born on his family's plantation, Blackwelder's Spring, near Concord in Cabarrus County, the son of William Gaston Means, a lawyer and longtime mayor of Concord.
Gaston Means (1879-1938), fue un detective privado, contrabandista, falsificador, extorsionador y asesino estadounidense. Si bien no estuvo involucrado en el escándalo del Teapot Dome, Means estuvo asociado con otros miembros de la llamada Banda de Ohio que se formó en la administración del presidente Warren G. Harding.
Gaston B. Means, oft-time convict widely known for his $104,000 Lindbergh baby ransom hoax, died early today at the United States Medical Center here at the age of 58.
Gastón, nombre propio masculino de origen francés, deriva de la palabra Gascón, el significado del nombre es: "Hombre de Gascuña" o también "Natural de Gascuña". Gascuña es una región en el sudoeste de Francia.
