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American politician
Born Joseph Force CRATER
New York City judge, who vanished while out on a night on the town
Born on January 5, 1889 in Easton, Pennsylvania, USA , United States
Died on August 6, 1930 in New York City, New York, USA
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Crater's official title was Associate Justice of the New York Supreme Court for New York County, which was a trial-level court despite the designation 'supreme'. Bank records later revealed he withdrew $20,000 shortly before taking up the position, at the relatively young age of 41 years old. This led to suspicions a payment to Tammany Hall politicians had secured him the appointment, which Crater took up four months before disappearing on August 6, 1930. While acting as official receiver in a bankruptcy, Crater sold a property at a tiny fraction of the $3 million the city paid to get it back shortly afterward. The huge profit generated in the transactions later caused speculation that he had been killed in a dispute over the money made on a corrupt scheme, although no evidence of corruption was ever found.
... Crater was born in Easton, Pennsylvania, the eldest of four children born to Frank Ellsworth Crater and the former Leila Virginia Montague. He was educated at Lafayette College (class of 1910) and Columbia University.
Crater's official title was Associate Justice of the New York Supreme Court for New York County, which was a trial-level court despite the designation 'supreme'. Bank records later revealed he withdrew $20,000 shortly before taking up the position, at the relatively young age of 41 years old. This led to suspicions a payment to Tammany Hall politicians had secured him the appointment, which Crater took up four months before disappearing on August 6, 1930. While acting as official receiver in a bankruptcy, Crater sold a property at a tiny fraction of the $3 million the city paid to get it back shortly afterward. The huge profit generated in the transactions later caused speculation that he had been killed in a dispute over the money made on a corrupt scheme, although no evidence of corruption was ever found.
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