EASY MONEY
LAWYERS VICTIMISED SALESMAN PAYS PRICE An ingenious scheme for making easy money which has resulted in the victimisation of several Auckland lawyers and brokers will be no longer practised by Albert Verhon, who was sentenced at the Police Court this morning to six fnonths’ imprisonment. Vernon, who was described as a 4sman, aged 30, pleaded guilty to charges of obtaining money by %o pretences. Tie received £4 10s *%n William Joseph Gatenby and £5 f*rn Iveitli Nicholson Buttle. jhief-Detective Hammond described Vlnon’s system. “He goes to solicited and tells them that he is a land i%it negotiating for the sale of a at Ngatea," he said. ‘‘He tells that lie has to travel to Ngatea lt >ret some signatures and tells the T af so well that he usually succeeds borrowing £5 for his fare, the la\%er being promised che legal business Vernon has been before the Co lit four times during the last few yeais, on charges similar to this,” < Mr. Hammond, “and has been extended to him on «'ach occasion.” Vem4i: Give me a chance to get away aid make good. Mr. P K. Hunt: The Court has already rtren you four chances to make good, that is sufficient.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 418, 1 September 1928, Page 1
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203EASY MONEY Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 418, 1 September 1928, Page 1
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