Otto P. Higgins Inmate File: Scheark Parole Recommendation

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Letter from Harry E. Scheark regarding the parole of Otto P. Higgins, Inmate #55996-L. Scheark writes that as president of the Kansas City Safety Council, he worked Higgins and found him "sincere in all his efforts to better conditions in Kansas City," and belives that he may again become a "worthy citizen." Higgins, the former director of the Kansas City Police Department, was sentenced to two years in the United States Penitentiary at Leavenworth on charges of income tax evasion.

Date: 
August 20th 1940
Modern Location: 
3924 Tracy Avenue
Kansas City, MO
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Rights Statement: 
Publication, commercial use, or reproduction of this image or the accompanying data requires prior written permission from the National Archives at College Park. Use of this image also requires that credit be given to the National Archives at College Park.
Collection Title, Call or Box Number: 
NARA ID 580698, Notorious Offenders Files, 1919-1975
Digital Object Identifier: 
NARACP-580698-0003-0014
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