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Margaret Barbera

Case from Manhattan, NY dated Apr 12, 1982

Victim Details

Margaret Barbera

Female

White / Caucasian

Manhattan

NY

1982-04-12

38

Margaret

Barbera

07/12/2026

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Margaret Barbera, a 38-year-old woman, had been pulled into a world far removed from the ordinary routines of work and home. An accountant who had served as comptroller for Candor Diamond Corporation, she became a cooperating witness as federal investigators dug into the company’s collapse and suspected fraud. The closer the investigation tightened, the more dangerous her position became. Through her attorney, she sought police protection, fearing that her cooperation could cost her her life, ...
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  • THE STORY OF A SWINDLE: PROFIT, FRAUD AND DEATH
  • The CBS Murders: the Trial of Donald Nash
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