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[[File:Walter_wenke.jpg|thumb|300px|Walter Wenke]] |
[[File:Walter_wenke.jpg|thumb|300px|Walter Wenke]] |
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| − | '''Real Name:''' Walter |
+ | '''Real Name:''' Walter Wenke<br /> |
'''Aliases:''' No Known Aliases<br /> |
'''Aliases:''' No Known Aliases<br /> |
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'''Wanted For:''' Fraud<br /> |
'''Wanted For:''' Fraud<br /> |
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==Case== |
==Case== |
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'''Details:''' During the 1970s, San Diego attorney Walter Wenke purchased companies with little assets or business and sold stock in them. He then transferred money from those companies to his, and stole millions of dollars. In April of 1978, he was convicted of mail fraud charges in those cases, but vanished while free on bail.<br /> |
'''Details:''' During the 1970s, San Diego attorney Walter Wenke purchased companies with little assets or business and sold stock in them. He then transferred money from those companies to his, and stole millions of dollars. In April of 1978, he was convicted of mail fraud charges in those cases, but vanished while free on bail.<br /> |
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| − | '''Extra Notes:''' The case was featured as a part of |
+ | '''Extra Notes:''' The case was featured as a part of the February 22, 1989 episode.<br /> |
| + | '''Results:''' Wanted.<br /> |
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| − | Some sources spell his last name as "Wencke".<br /> |
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| − | '''Results:''' Wanted. According to a 2003 article, Wenke was never caught. Due to the passage of time, it can be assumed that he has since passed away. If still alive, he would be ninety-four.<br /> |
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| − | * [https://www.usmarshals.gov/district/ca-s/fugitives/pdf/ww.pdf Walter Wenke on U.S. Marshals] |
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| − | * [https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/3983532/ Fruit accountant indicted by SEC] |
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| − | * [https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/62904004/ Is Wencke Enjoying Last Laugh, Or Starting New Firms?] |
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| − | * [http://articles.latimes.com/1985-06-06/news/mn-6793_1_san-diego-fraud San Diego's Strange Characters Make It Fraud's Court Jester] |
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| − | * [https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/356208/securities-exchange-commission-v-walter-wencke-the-butt-trust-the/? Securities and Exchange Commission v. Walter Wencke] |
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| − | * [https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/F2/604/607/7965/ United States v. Wencke] |
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[[Category:California]] |
[[Category:California]] |
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