Salt Lake Telegram | 1925-02-20 | Page 1 | Three Accused on U. S. Charge

i i I j i I i i I I I THREE ACCUSED ACCUSE I iON ON U. U U 5 S CHARGE i inI indictments in- in CLEVELAND Four Feb 20 Four O.-Four Four charging J. J V. V prominent Cleveland attorney Nic Nicolai Nicolai olai olal and Biago Russo with I conspiracy to defraud ud the government government government govern govern- ment and Cleveland banks in what Assistant United States District Attorney Attorney Attorney At At- torney Miles E. E Evans calls a half million dollar war savings stamp counterfeiting plot were returned today by the tho federal grand Jury One indictment names the three men on a conspiracy count while the others In addition to conspiracy charge each with uttering publishing publishing publish publish- ing and passing counterfeited stamps in specific instances Fifteen men alleged to be connected connected connected con con- with the plot which Evans claims is nationwide are under Indictment in indictment In- In I in Several others others others oth oth- ers are being held in Chicago The stamps alleged to have been counterfeited were declared to haY hava been almost perfect copies of ot the 1919 1910 series