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Loanshark jailed 5 years, Loanshark Louis Stavroff, 50, was sent to prison today for five years for possessing dangerous weapons
Loanshark jailed 5 years, Loanshark Louis Stavroff, 50, was sent to prison today for five years for possessing dangerous weapons

Loanshark jailed 5 years, Loanshark Louis Stavroff, 50, was sent to prison today for five years for possessing dangerous weapons

Date10/10/1975
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Original Toronto Star caption: Loanshark jailed 5 years; Loanshark Louis Stavroff; 50; was sent to prison today for five years for possessing dangerous weapons.
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