Scammer Lou Blonger
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Name: | Lou Blonger |
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Born: | 1849 |
whether Dead or Alive: | 1924 |
Age: | 74 |
Country: | Colorado |
Occupation: | Clairvoyant, fortune teller, pimp |
Criminal / Fraud / Scam Charges: | conspiracy, fraud |
Criminal / Fraud / Scam Penalty: | 7 years |
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Description :
Lou Blonger(May 13, 1849 April 20, 1924), born Louis Herbert Belonger, was a Wild West saloonkeeper, gambling-house owner, and mine speculator, but is best known as the kingpin of an extensive ring of confidence tricksters that operated for more than 25 years in Denver, Colorado. His "Million-Dollar Bunco Ring" was brought to justice in a famous trial in 1923.