Former Bank Manager to Appeal Against Sentence Mr, V, Pinto, manager of the Pinto Bank, who was sentenced to imprisonment on charges of fraud and usury by the Italian Consular Court in June this year, salled on board the Lloyd Triestino s, Conte Rosso for Italy; he is proceeding to the Isle of Rhodes, where he is to lodge an appeal against the judgment of the local court, Since sentence passed on him, Mr, Pinto has been kept in the Ward Road Gaol, He was taken down to the steamer on Oct. shortly after 3 pam. by Sub-Inspr, Tilton and Det.-Sergt, Harvey, and handed over to the captain, who Placed him under lock and key immediately. The police escort remained on board until just before the ship sailed after 6 pun, 'Two charges were brought against Mr, Pinto, 'The first was that of defrauding the International Assurance Ca, Ltd, and Cav. R. Rapex sen-fenced the defendant to fourteen months' imprisonment; he was also fined 2,000 lire, On the second charge, of usury, Mr. Pinto was fined 1 further 5,000 lire, and sentenced to ten months' imprisonment, The first opened on June 11, and followed on a robbery at the Pinto Bank during the week-end of September 14-18, 1935, the sum involved being $63,000, An action against the International Assurance Ca, Ltd, who refused to pay the claim made against them after the robbery, was {instituted in H.M, Supreme Court, but was withdrawn, Several of Mr, Pinto's friends so him off that day.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.