OldBillinUT
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- Feb 7, 2004
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El Paso
In 1915, at 329 Leon Street lived a friend of Pancho Villa named George Benton. Benton had a safe to store Villa's valuables such as currency, gold, and jewelry. On November 10th U.S. Customs officials raided the house on Leon and found more than $500,000, gold, and jewelry. The money was stacked in piles of bills, and drawers were filled with gold coins. None of the money was confiscated, but the jewelry was seized as it was claimed to have been smuggled into the U.S. (Peterson and Knoles 1977:195). Could be nothing I don't know maybe someone local has more on it.
In 1915, at 329 Leon Street lived a friend of Pancho Villa named George Benton. Benton had a safe to store Villa's valuables such as currency, gold, and jewelry. On November 10th U.S. Customs officials raided the house on Leon and found more than $500,000, gold, and jewelry. The money was stacked in piles of bills, and drawers were filled with gold coins. None of the money was confiscated, but the jewelry was seized as it was claimed to have been smuggled into the U.S. (Peterson and Knoles 1977:195). Could be nothing I don't know maybe someone local has more on it.
