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7 stories matching dubious
- The Saloonkeeper and the 'Fire' Scam
A Snohomish business owner accused of fraud faces court after a dubious claim that his saloon had burned down to escape a debt.
- The Tangled Web of Tacoma’s Water Scandal
Public confidence in Tacoma city finances erodes as taxpayers learn the treasurer's bondsmen are heavily linked to failed banks and dubious deals.
- Tacoma’s 'Pig in a Poke' Water Deal
Taxpayers revolt against a dubious multi-million dollar municipal purchase of water and electric assets.
- The Counterfeiters of Front Street
A keen-eyed local expert foils a pair of dubious transactions in a Seattle saloon, exposing a suspected ring of master counterfeiters operating in the Pacific Northwest.
- The Collapse of the Orting Bank
A small-town financial institution fails after a dubious draft and questionable loans, leaving local depositors to face the consequences of 'loose management.'
- The Ghost Town That Only Existed on Paper
How two swindlers and a 'Nebraska Cyclone' preacher conned a community with a townsite located entirely in a duck-filled salt marsh.
- The Patent Medicine Hustle on Front Street
A Seattle reporter investigates the miraculous 'medical inhalations' of an advertising physician, uncovering a trail of dubious health claims and desperate patients.