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Show 'CHECK ARTIST' POSES AS MOVIE STAR; TAPS LOCAL MERCHANTS "Tony DeMarco, the movie star," made several purchases pur-chases in Milford over the week end, and Morton Ted Zweigenbaum is in the Milford City jail awaiting trial in Fifth District Court on charges of obtaining property under false pretenses. Zweigenbaum waived preliminary hearing Wednesday Wednes-day in Judge E. L. Smith's justice court after pleading guilty to the charge, and was bound over to the district court. He asked to "examine" the Utah Code to determine if his constitutional rights had been violated, and objected to the $5,000 bail assessed by Judge Smith as "too high." Posing as Tony DeMarco, he said he had been on tour for several weeks and "wanted to just stay in Milford and rest up for a month." Zweigenbaum, Zweigen-baum, 40, wearing long hair and a beard, purchased a clock radio, watch, etc., at Jefferson's, Jeffer-son's, about $95; luggage, clothing, cloth-ing, etc., at Altman's, about $80; shoes and sweater at Culver's, Cul-ver's, $20.59; and a portable television at the B & J Club, $152.45. He also cashed a $25 check at the Park Motel. Zweigenbaum had advised the Milford State Bank that he fwas transferring $8,000 from a Bishop, Calif., bank to Milford. He gave Milford State Bank checks, post-dated, for all purchases pur-chases except the television, issuing a printed "Tony De Marco" check on a Bishop, Calif., bank. R. H. Ruth, proprietor of the B & J, delivered the TV, accepted ac-cepted the check, then telephoned tele-phoned the California bank. Advised that "DeMarco" had no funds on deposit, he notified Deputy Sheriff Mel Tatt, who arrested Zweigenbaum after investigating and learning that other Milford merchants had been issued checks. Bishop, California, authorities I have issued a warrant for Zwelgenbaum's arrest on similar simi-lar charges. He is reported to have obtained more than $1,000 worth of merchandise in Bishop, Bish-op, much of which has been located at a pawn shop in Las Vegas. Sheriff Tait said Zweigenbaum Zweigen-baum served 13 years in a California penitentiary after being convicted of forgery. |