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Description
Bank was closed by the state bank commissioner and placed in receivership after a municipal bond forgery scandal tied to Ronald Finney.
Events (3)
1.August 1, 1933*Other
Newspaper Excerpt
Charles Johnson, Receiver. The Fidelity State and Savings Bank, Emporia, appointed on Aug 1933. Charles Johnson, Receiver. (Notice July 1934: claims must be filed within one year.)
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newspapers
2.August 9, 1933Suspension
Cause
Government Action
Cause Details
State bank commissioner ordered closure after discovery that municipal bonds held by the bank were forged (municipal bond forgery tied to broker Ronald Finney).
Newspaper Excerpt
The three banks whose deposits were secured by the forged bonds, immediately were ordered closed by H W Koeneke state bank commissioner. for examination and for protection of the depositors They are the Fidelity State and Savings bank of Emporia
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newspapers
3.August 24, 1933Other
Newspaper Excerpt
he had directed Charles W. Johnson, general bank receiver, to take over the affairs of Fidelity State & Savings Bank of Emporia and the Farmers' State Bank of Neosho Falls. (state bank commission put two of the Finney banks in receivership.) Koeneke ... filed lien on the real property ... stockholders the Fidelity State and Savings bank of Emporia assistant receiver for the closed Fidelity State and Savings bank will [be] appointed (Emporia Gazette Oct. 2, 1933).
Source
newspapers
Newspaper Articles (14)
1.August 9, 1933The Des Moines RegisterDes Moines, IA
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BOND FORGERY CLOSES BANKS
Kansas Governor Reveals Municipal Swindle municipal bond forgery, which authorities believe may have been a million dollar swindle, caused the closing of three state banks Tuesday and the arrest of one man. Ronald Finney bond broker and son of W. W. Finney, Emporia, Kan banker surrendered after being charged with uttering $20,000 in forged bonds to the National Bank of Gov Alf M. Landon revealed that eight issues of Kansas municipal bonds totaling $329,000 purchased by the state school fund and held in the state treasury vaults had been forged in duplicate, making $658,000 in spurious bonds The three banks whose deposits were secured by the forged bonds, immediately were ordered closed by H W Koeneke state bank commissioner. "for examination and for protection of the depositors They are the Fidelity State and Savings bank of Emporia, of which Finney's father is president, the Eureka bank Eureka and the Farmers State bank. Neosho Falls.
2.August 24, 1933Kansas City JournalKansas City, MO
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W. FINNEY'S BANKS IN HANDS OF
Aug. state bank sioner. announced Thursday that he had placed the banks of W. Finney, father of Ronald. in the hands the general bank ceiver. Charles Johnson. the same he said. the banking department had filed lien on the real property of Finney and stockholders the Fidelity State and Savings bank. of Emporia, and the Farmers State bank of Neosho Falls. The elder Finney was president of the banks and was the largest stockholder in them. Mr. Koeneke not estimate the losses to the depositors in the banks but intimated they might go to $500,000, or higher.
3.August 24, 1933The St. Louis Star and TimesSt. Louis, MO
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Finney, unable to make $50,000 bond to answer new charges of issuing forged bonds, was sent to jail today shortly after the state bank commission put two of the Finney banks in receivership. It was the first time the young Emporia broker, twice arrested, was put behind the bars.
H. M. Koeneke, state bank commissioner, said he had directed Charles W. Johnson, general bank receiver, to take over the affairs of Fidelity State & Savings Bank of Emporia and the Farmers' State Bank of Neosho Falls.
Meanwhile, court officials from Topeka were in Emporia to investigate the financial responsibility of persons offering to sign the $50,000 bond required of Finney at his arraignment.
4.August 24, 1933St. Joseph GazetteSt. Joseph, MO
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Record of Paid by Finney to Boyd Uncovered in Kansas.
Kan., Aug. record of $20,000 issued Ronald Finney central figure in the bond forgery scandal, and made payable "Tom Boyd, was made public today the office of Lester Goodell, ShawCounty Boyd, treasurer under charge having Sioux funds his own that of Finney's bond the check, Goodell Finney's check register, seized by the after the of the City bond weeks charge of forged The check under date June There for the purpose for which the check issued The register showed disburse ments from the Fidelity State and Savings Bank Emporia, closed, of which Finney's father. Finney, president. Boyd ranged from $500 Several, most them for $1,000 each, were payable David said Finney's Fred M. Harris, state investigator the has reported there "dozens of instances" which checks cashed the state offices. the checks ranging in amounts from $11,000. on Rushville, approx imately three and miles south will use on this job for Fifteen carloads piling, the Wickham Woods Brothers Company has of 100 men north of completed Bilhorn. Bowers Peters struction Company small near Bend and preparing renew operations.
Upper River Work Stopped.
River above Joseph are points Omaha and Both jobs largely protection the stage where erosion awaited. The Kansas City Bridge Comhas the Omaha job and company has the The contractors now the river completing possible gency appropriation the river year ago.
5.August 24, 1933The Wichita BeaconWichita, KS
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JAIL FINNEY
Emporia Broker Faces 60 More Charges in Bond Scandal
Aug. 24. (UP) Ronald Finney, unable to make $50,000 bond to answer charges of issuing forged bonds, was sent to jail shortly after the state bank put two of the Finney banks in receivership. It was the first time the young Emporia twice arrested, was put behind the bars. Koeneke, state bank comsaid directed Charles Johnson, general bank receiver, take over affairs of Fidelity State and Savings bank Emporia Farmers State Neosho Falls. He he had lien on the property Finney, father of Ronald and president the two banks, together liens the other stockcourt from Topeka the financial responsibility offering sign the bond required Ronald Finney at his arraignment. The young broker and his office manager, Leland Caldwell, were raigned today joint complaint against them. Each liberty on bond earlier separate charges. Probe Check to Boyd While Finney being arraigned, Sen. Fred Harris, special prosecutor appointed Gov. announced Finney's ledger listed check payable State Tom Harris the transbeen yet. Harris, state Landon to prosecute the bond scandal cases, said that Finney's check ledger listed $20,000 check made He further dettails of the reported transaction yet been obtained Boyd liberty on bail charges allowing private individuals remove securities from treasury vaults. Lester Shawnee county attorney, last night drove to Emporia routed Finney from bed and returned (Continued on Page column 6)
6.August 24, 1933Pawhuska Journal-CapitalPawhuska, OK
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BROKER JAILED IN KANSAS BOND DEAL
Ronald Finney Unable to Raise $50,000 Bail on Forged Bond Charge
TOPEKA, Kan., (U.P.)-Ronald Finney, unable to make $50,000 bond to answer charges of issuing forged bonds, was sent to jail today shortly after the state bank commissioner put two of the Finney banks in receivership. It was the first time the young Emporia broker, twice arrested, was put behind the bars. H. W. Koeneke, state bank commissioner, said he had directed Charles W. Johnson, general bank receiver, to take over the affairs of Fidelity State and Savings Bank of Emporia and the Farmers State Bank of Neosho Falls. He said he had filed a lien on the real property of W. W. Finney, father of Ronald and president of the two banks, together with liens on the real property of other stockholders of institutions. Meanwhile, court officials from Topekaywere in Emporia to investigate the financial responsibility of persons offering to sign the $50,000 bond required of Ronald Finney at his arraignment. The young broker and his office manager, Leland Caldwell, were arraigned today on a joint complaint against them. Each was at liberty on bond on earlier separate charges. While Finney was being arraigned, Sen. Fred Harris, special prosecutor appointed by Gov. Alf M. Landon, announced that Finney's check ledger listed a $20,000 check payable to State Treasurer Tom Boyd. Harris said details of the transaction had not been learned as yet.
7.August 25, 1933The St. Louis Star and TimesSt. Louis, MO
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Earlier County Attorney Goodell revealed that the check register seized in Boyd's office showed receipt of a $20,000 check. The check cannot be found and there was no record on Boyd's register of the author's name or the purpose for which the check was written.
Finney, unable to make $50,000 bond to answer new charges of issuing forged bonds, was sent to jail yesterday shortly after the state bank commission put two of the Finney banks in receivership. It was the first time the young Emporia broker, twice arrested, was put behind the bars.
H. M. Koeneke, state bank commissioner, said he had directed Charles W. Johnson, general bank receiver, to take over the affairs of Fidelity State & Savings Bank of Emporia and the Farmers' State Bank of Neosho Falls.
Meanwhile, court officials from Topeka were in Emporia to investigate the financial responsibility of persons offering to sign the $50,000 bond required of Finney at his arraignment.
Leland C. Caldwell, Topeka office manager for Finney, also is in jail on the new accusations which list sixty counts. Their arrest was in connection with the issuing of $47,000 worth of bonds on the city of Hutchinson and their sale to the Citizens' State Bank of North Topeka.
8.September 3, 1933The Wichita EagleWichita, KS
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Trace Rubber Used The Stamp in Forgeries to Topeka EMPORIA, Sept. ClarBeck, Lyon county attorney, today he believed rubber stamp, used in an alleged forged the county treason check Topeka Telephone company made the Darling stamp works Topeka and purchased by an Emporia W. Finney, manager of the telephone with embezzling $75,000 in connection with the closing his Fidelity State and Savings bank here following the Kansas milbond forgery case. Beck been an into tax account the telephone company which he resulted in discovering check for the taxes bearing the alleged forged signature. Beck said the account was not actually until this week, then by an attorney for Finney's son, Ronald, is under arrest charges in connection with the bond forgery scandal.
9.September 26, 1933The Kansas City TimesKansas City, MO
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FINNEY SUED FOR $89,000.
Forged Bonds Sold Emporia Bank. Its Receiver Charges.
EMPORIA KAS., Sept. civil suit for filed late today against Ronald Finney, central figure the Kansas bond who now in jail Topeka, H. Rees of Emporia, for Charles Johnson, receiver for the Fidelity State and Savings Bank of Emporia The suit charges the amount due the bank because Ronald Finney ceived that much the sale of forged and worthless bonds to the bank. The suit charges that August 19. 1932. Ronald Finney sold the bank fifteen $1,000 bonds forged on school district No. Logan County, Kanbonds forged district No. Logan County, Kanfour $1,000 bonds forged district No. Thomas Kanbonds forged on rural high school district No. Gove County, These bonds totaled $40,000 and is charged that some time after August 1932. Ronald Finney paid the bank $7,000 on the transaction leaving balance of Finney charged selling the bank. February bonds forged the city of Kansas City, Kansas
10.September 27, 1933The Weekly Kansas City StarKansas City, MO
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LINKS THE FINNEYS.
Emporia Banker Charged With Forgery Profits.
Emporia, bombshell exploded the Kansas bond scandal when the Lyon County attorney Clarence Beck, criminal charges against Warren Finney president the closed Fidelity State and Savings Bank, and manager the Emporia, Sabetha and Paola telephone companies father Ronald Finney. central figure the bond tangle Finney already liberty $25,000 bond after being charged eighteen with from his bank He has those and face the October term district court. charges filed last week the first Finney forged He forged bonds his bank and with dividing the money Thirteen counts involving forging, uttering and spurious papers were filed against Finney today. Count the one which links Finney the bond August 13, 1932, he charged with selling his bank $50,000 bonds forged school district No. 92 County. records show. that Finney $40,000 the money that $10,000 went his Ronald evidence, and photographic copies the leged spurious bank's records, now in charge the banking department, the transactions.
11.September 27, 1933The Weekly Kansas City StarKansas City, MO
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FINNEY SUED FOR
Forged Bonds Sold Emporia Bank, Its Receiver Charges.
Emporia civil suit for $89. filed Monday Finney figure Kanscandal Rees Emporia, receiver for the Fidelity State and Savings Bank of Emporia. The charges the amount is due the bank because Ronald Finney ceived much the sale forged and worthless bonds to the bank.
12.October 2, 1933The Emporia GazetteEmporia, KS
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TO NAME RECEIVER SOON.
Bank Receiver Visits Fidelity Bank Today.
An assistant receiver for the closed Fidelity State and Savings bank will appointed within announced today Charles Johnson, Topeka, general for defunct state banks. Mr. Johnson Emto confer Starr, chief examiner for the state bankdepartment, has been in charge the Fidelity bank since closed August The appointed as soon Starr completes his examination files his reports in Mr. Johnoffice Several Emporians made plication for the Rees, Emporia, has been engaged as torney for the Aside from the announcement that an receiver will soon, Mr. Johnson had other to make in connection with his visit to Emporia.
13.July 20, 1934The Emporia GazetteEmporia, KS
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Notice.
The statutes of Kansas provide that claims depositors and other creditors must be filed Receiver one year after the date of his appointment. and filed such be barre from participation the estate such bank. The Receiver The delity State and Savings Bank, Em appointed on Au 1933. Charles Johnson, Receiver.
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14.July 21, 1934The Emporia GazetteEmporia, KS
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Notice. The statutes of Kansas provide that all claims of and other must be filed with the within one year after the date of his and not filed such claims be barred from in the estate such bank. The Receiver of The F1delity State and Savings Bank, Emporia, Kan., was appointed on August 1933 Charles W. Johnson, Receiver.
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