Women swindlers in America
Subtitle: 1860-1920
By: Kerry Segrave.
Publisher: McFarland & Company
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Jefferson, NC
Language: eng
Number of pages: 238
ISBN-13: 9780786430390
Subjects: Swindlers and swindling -- United States -- Case studies; Fraud -- United States -- Case studies; Female offenders -- United States -- Case studies; United States -- History -- 1865-1921
Genres: Case studies.
Description: "Studies frauds and swindles perpetrated by women, and offers character studies of several key female swindlers including Ann O'Delia Diss Debar, Mabel Parker, and Sarah Casselman, among others. Frauds covered include spiritually-based crimes (i.e. deceptive séances, "spirit writing") and love crimes (i.e. matrimonial racketeering), as well as "sob story" panhandling, counterfeiting, faking wealth, and pension fraud"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Spiritualism; title: Spiritualism-Ann O'Delia Diss Debar; title: Love and marriage; title: Sob stories; title: Passing bad paper; title: Passing bad paper-Mabel Parker; title: Commercial interests; title: Commercial interests-Marion La Touche; title: Faking wealth; title: Faking wealth-Sarah Casselman; title: Faking wealth-Bertha Heyman; title: Faking wealth-Cassie Chadwick; title: Pension fraud and imposters; title: Various frauds; title: Various frauds-Ellen Peck.