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- Gaston Means (born July 11, 1879, Blackwelder’s Spring, near Concord, North Carolina, U.S.—died December 12, 1938, Springfield, Missouri) was an American confidence man notable for attaining close proximity to the highest echelons of government and leveraging the information afforded him by his position.
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Gaston Bullock Means (July 11, 1879 – December 12, 1938) was an American private detective, salesman, bootlegger, forger, swindler, murder suspect, blackmailer, and con artist.
May 26, 2020 · Gaston Means was a notorious fraudster who exploited his connections to President Harding and the FBI to extort money from bootleggers. Learn about his schemes, scandals, and downfall in this article.
- Morgan Dunn
1 day ago · Gaston Means was an American confidence man notable for attaining close proximity to the highest echelons of government and leveraging the information afforded him by his position. Means was born into a family of seven children; his father was a lawyer and mayor of Concord who later became a state.
- Richard Pallardy
Feb 7, 2018 · Put on your fedoras and trench coats and let us introduce you to Gaston Means, the man behind one of the tallest tales in the history of the presidency. This program was recorded at the...
Gaston B. Means, oft-time convict widely known for his $104,000 Lindbergh baby ransom hoax, died early today at the United States Medical Center here at the age of 58.
Means, Gaston Bullock. by D. A. Yanchisin, 1991. 11 July 1879–12 Dec. 1938. Gaston Bullock Means, detective, scoundrel, and swindler, was born on his family's plantation, Blackwelder's Spring, near Concord in Cabarrus County, the son of William Gaston Means, a lawyer and longtime mayor of Concord.
Gaston Means (11 July 1879 – 12 December 1938) was an American private detective and con man who was involved in government corruption under the Harding administration and in other illicit intrigues.
