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词条 William McCloundy
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William McCloundy (born 1859 or 1860),[1] also known as I.O.U. O'Brien,[2] was an early 20th-century confidence trickster, from Asbury Park, New Jersey, who served a two-and-a-half-year prison term in Sing Sing for selling the Brooklyn Bridge to a tourist in 1901.[1]

See also

  • Brooklyn Bridge#Cultural significance — other information about selling the Brooklyn Bridge
  • George C. Parker

References

1. ^{{cite news | url = http://www.barrypopik.com/index.php/new_york_city/entry/buy_sell_the_brooklyn_bridge/ | title = CONFIDENCE MAN JAILED.; McCloundy, Who Once Sold the Brooklyn Bridge, Faces Life Term. | date = 1928-07-08 | page = 21 | work = The New York Times }}
2. ^{{cite news | url = https://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/27/nyregion/thecity/27brid.html?ex=1290747600&en=d5b19f580f176c64&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss | title = For You, Half Price | first = Gabriel | last = Cohen | date = 2005-11-27 | work = The New York Times }}
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7 : Year of death missing|American fraudsters|American confidence tricksters|Criminals from New York City|People from Asbury Park, New Jersey|Year of birth uncertain|20th-century deaths

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