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Fugitive financier Robert Vesco was arrested yesterday in his office in the Bahamas and is free on $75,000 bail to await hearing on a U.S. request for(...)
Fugitive financier Robert Vesco was arrested yesterday in his office in the Bahamas and is free on $75,000 bail to await hearing on a U.S. request for(...)

Fugitive financier Robert Vesco was arrested yesterday in his office in the Bahamas and is free on $75,000 bail to await hearing on a U.S. request for(...)

Date11/7/1973
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Original Toronto Star caption: Fugitive financier Robert Vesco was arrested yesterday in his office in the Bahamas and is free on $75,000 bail to await hearing on a U.S. request for extradition to face charges of defrauding a company he once controlled of $50,000.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0087613F
Fugitive financier Robert Vesco lives in this Costa Rican house, around which workmen are building 10-foot wall
Fugitive financier Robert Vesco lives in this Costa Rican house, around which workmen are building 10-foot wall
4/26/1974
The King's representative lives here, The governor of the Bahamas is appointed to office by the British government
The King's representative lives here, The governor of the Bahamas is appointed to office by the British government
2/12/1938
Gordon Sinclair, who interviewed the Duke of Windsor shortly after his arrival in the Bahamas as governor, here chats with him outside the ranch house
Gordon Sinclair, who interviewed the Duke of Windsor shortly after his arrival in the Bahamas as governor, here chats with him outside the ranch house
10/3/1941
Tanned after his Bahamas vacation, Diefenbaker holds chin at rally of P
Tanned after his Bahamas vacation, Diefenbaker holds chin at rally of P
1/18/1963
'Demeter strolls outside the London courthouse on the last day of his freedom about a month ago, when his $75,000 bail was revoked. Jury didn't know he was in jail
'Demeter strolls outside the London courthouse on the last day of his freedom about a month ago, when his $75,000 bail was revoked. Jury didn't know he was in jail
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Martin Pilzmaker, Toronto lawyer facing numerous charges leaves court yesterday after being released on $75,000 bail
Martin Pilzmaker, Toronto lawyer facing numerous charges leaves court yesterday after being released on $75,000 bail
7/6/1989
Bahamas premier Lynden O. Pindling. The hand on the casinos is getting firmer and firmer
Bahamas premier Lynden O. Pindling. The hand on the casinos is getting firmer and firmer
10/3/1968
The magic of the Bahamas has lured such tourists as Churchill, Agent 007 and the Beatles
The magic of the Bahamas has lured such tourists as Churchill, Agent 007 and the Beatles
1/21/1984
Bahamas is goal of the airmen. They will sail to Toronto and then cross Lake Ontario for trip down the Erie canal to Albany, N.Y. Jack Cunningham, lef(...)
Bahamas is goal of the airmen. They will sail to Toronto and then cross Lake Ontario for trip down the Erie canal to Albany, N.Y. Jack Cunningham, lef(...)
10/29/1946
Nassau, Bahamas, Jan. 6.-These are difficult times, in which men live with suspicion constantly perched on their door-step, Axel Wenner-Gren said toda(...)
Nassau, Bahamas, Jan. 6.-These are difficult times, in which men live with suspicion constantly perched on their door-step, Axel Wenner-Gren said toda(...)
1/6/1941
Norman LeBlanc, Believed in Bahamas
Norman LeBlanc, Believed in Bahamas
8/30/1972
North York Mayor Mel Lastman (right), lawyer Barry Swadron (centre) and Alderman Jack Bedder hold a press conference on the case of Alderman John Knox, who has admitted he took a trip to the Bahamas on the $470 he received from the borough to study road m
North York Mayor Mel Lastman (right), lawyer Barry Swadron (centre) and Alderman Jack Bedder hold a press conference on the case of Alderman John Knox, who has admitted he took a trip to the Bahamas on the $470 he received from the borough to study road m
8/13/1973