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Gaston Means | |
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 Means in 1924 | |
| Born | Gaston Bullock Means July 11, 1879 Concord, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Died | December 12, 1938 (aged 59) |
| Alma mater | University of North Carolina |
| Occupation(s) | Private detective, salesman, author, bootlegger, forger, swindler, murder suspect, blackmailer, con artist |
Gaston Bullock Means (July 11, 1879 – December 12, 1938)[1] was an American private detective, salesman, bootlegger, forger, swindler, murder suspect, blackmailer, and con artist.
While not involved in the Teapot Dome scandal, Means was associated with other members of the so-called Ohio Gang that gathered around the administration of President Warren G. Harding. Means also tried to pull a con associated with the Lindbergh kidnapping, and died in prison following his criminal conviction.
- ^ Block, L. (2004). Gangsters, Swindlers, Killers, and Thieves: The Lives and Crimes of Fifty American Villains. Oxford University Press, USA. ISBN 9780195169522. Retrieved October 5, 2014.