Jo Jo the French Terror

I don't think it's false nostalgia to say that people and events were more colorful in the past. I don't see any modern criminals who possess a resume like Jo Jo's.

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Posted By: Paul - Sun Jul 11, 2021
Category: Scary Criminals | Outsiders, Marginals, the Excluded and Low-castes | 1930s

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In case you're not familiar with the Stavisky Affair, here's Wikipedia's take: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stavisky_affair

Posted by ges on 07/11/21 at 09:59 AM

Causing the fall of two French governments. That was some accomplishment.

Posted by eddi on 07/11/21 at 09:16 PM

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