The Archive · 1940

Refugee Sentenced

Shanghai, May 15.

Convicted "of misappropriation, F, H, Nanseck, a Central European 'Jewish refugee, was sentenced to 18 months' imprisonment yesterday by the First Special District Court but the sentence was suspended for three years, the -judge having decided to rear him leniently, Much embezzled money has been returned and Nanseck promised in court to return the remainder, "The accused, until recently a book~ keeper of Bfessrs. Charles Rudolph Ca, surrendered to the police after misappropriating $107,900 in order to have enough funds to bring hhis mother to Shanghai, His mother is in Germany, He admitted having lost much money in gambling while trying to make more money,

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