John Fugina: A Lifetime of Counterfeiting a Family Business

John Fugina was born 15 May 1881 in Lizi Sloveria, to Lucille (????) & John Fugina.

Inmate: #21572 Leavenworth Federal Prison

Rec: 22 July 1924

Crime: Counterfeiting

Age: 44

Term: 5 Years

 

Here's the link for above article so you can read a clearer copy.1924

He gets out and what you think he's doing? Not taking photographs....

1932 article John and his son John Jr.

Below is 1941 article that explains his backstory

Here's the link for the above article:

https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26780393/john-fagina-1941-backstory-and-fake/?xid=637&_ga=2.28911039.2025497623.1606263138-2020079248.1603979517

1933 article:

Here are a few more of his Leavenworth records:

John was married and had a few kids:

Marriage

11 Sep 1904 • Kings, New York, USA

Agnes Marjorie Veber (Weber )

Children:

John C Fugina Jr

1908–1969

Agnes Fugina

1908–1983

Cecilia Katherine Fugina

1909–1992

Joseph Otto Fugina

1913–2003

George Edward Fugina

1916–1993

He applied for an emergency application for his son John to return home from Lizi Slovenia with his brother Peter Fugina (John SR.'s brother). Why was he here all by himself at such a young age? This is dated 1921.

He was transferred to McNeil Island Federal Prison off the coast of Washington, as Inmate #6041 Being discharged in 1928.

According to the 1933 newspaper article he got 25 years for that counterfeiting stint. I didn't find any records for that one. I didn't find any census records for him either. There were was a John Fugina in Brooklyn in 1930, but I didn't find a 1940 census. 

I wonder if he died in prison, 25 years is a long time and I am sure he was there at least 10 or more years.