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The Big Fraud
Originally Aired: October 27, 1953
Dragnet #219, "The Big Fraud," Sergeant Joe Friday and Frank Smith find themselves juggling two disturbing complaints that may be connected. The first victim, an irate Keith Jefferson Mather, storms into the Bunco division demanding arrests after being charged five dollars for a shoeshine. When he refused to pay, three men emerged from a car to intimidate him. Before Friday and Smith can fully investigate, a second victim appears: Martin Dietrich from Chicago, who's broke, desperate, and wants to turn himself in. Dietrich reveals he's been conned out of over…
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