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From 21 January to 28 February 1873, four American con-artists defrauded the Bank of England of £102,217, equivalent to nearly £10 million in 2015.The four men responsible for the Bank of England forgeries, brothers George and Austin Bidwell, George MacDonnell and Edwin Noyes were convicted at the Old Bailey and sentenced to life imprisonment.The discovery of the crime, and the subsequent investigations and trials, received widespread attention at the time, with the London Times describing it as one of the "most skillful attempts to prey upon the complex organization of modern commerce."

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  • 1873 Bank of England forgeries (en)
  • Falsificaciones del Banco de Inglaterra en 1873 (es)
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  • From 21 January to 28 February 1873, four American con-artists defrauded the Bank of England of £102,217, equivalent to nearly £10 million in 2015.The four men responsible for the Bank of England forgeries, brothers George and Austin Bidwell, George MacDonnell and Edwin Noyes were convicted at the Old Bailey and sentenced to life imprisonment.The discovery of the crime, and the subsequent investigations and trials, received widespread attention at the time, with the London Times describing it as one of the "most skillful attempts to prey upon the complex organization of modern commerce." (en)
  • Del 21 de enero al 28 de febrero de 1873, cuatro estafadores estadounidenses defraudaron al Banco de Inglaterra por valor de 102.217 libras esterlinas, ​ lo que equivale a casi 10 millones de libras esterlinas en 2015.​ Los cuatro hombres responsables de las falsificaciones del Banco de Inglaterra, los hermanos George y Austin Bidwell, George MacDonnell y Edwin Noyes, fueron condenados en el Old Bailey y sentenciados a cadena perpetua.​ El descubrimiento del crimen, y las subsiguientes investigaciones y juicios, recibieron una amplia atención en ese momento, y el London Times lo describió como uno de los "más hábiles intentos de aprovecharse de la compleja organización del comercio moderno".​ (es)
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  • From 21 January to 28 February 1873, four American con-artists defrauded the Bank of England of £102,217, equivalent to nearly £10 million in 2015.The four men responsible for the Bank of England forgeries, brothers George and Austin Bidwell, George MacDonnell and Edwin Noyes were convicted at the Old Bailey and sentenced to life imprisonment.The discovery of the crime, and the subsequent investigations and trials, received widespread attention at the time, with the London Times describing it as one of the "most skillful attempts to prey upon the complex organization of modern commerce." (en)
  • Del 21 de enero al 28 de febrero de 1873, cuatro estafadores estadounidenses defraudaron al Banco de Inglaterra por valor de 102.217 libras esterlinas, ​ lo que equivale a casi 10 millones de libras esterlinas en 2015.​ Los cuatro hombres responsables de las falsificaciones del Banco de Inglaterra, los hermanos George y Austin Bidwell, George MacDonnell y Edwin Noyes, fueron condenados en el Old Bailey y sentenciados a cadena perpetua.​ El descubrimiento del crimen, y las subsiguientes investigaciones y juicios, recibieron una amplia atención en ese momento, y el London Times lo describió como uno de los "más hábiles intentos de aprovecharse de la compleja organización del comercio moderno".​ (es)
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