
A Mega-Con Man for the Ages: Joseph "Yellow Kid" Weil
Ridiculous Crime
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How to Get a Loan, You Know What You're Doing, and What You Can Do About It
Zarin: I want you to picture it. You're sitting in the lobby of a Chicago hotel, eavesdropping on all the people around you. A nadly dressed gentleman sits a few overstuffed chairs over and then a man in a blue suit approaches him. Do you have something in mind? Yes. How'd you like to make a trip to Baltimore?You know me, Sam. I always like to travel. What's the deal? Now this sounds interesting, Zarin. If you can get a loan, you can make nine fake dollars off of one real dollar. Well, that's what they did. They drop fake lines of credit. And when European banks try
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