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[โ€“] UmbraVivi@hexbear.net 35 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Omfg he got away with it too.

When the British press reported on MacGregor's deception following the return of fewer than 50 survivors in late 1823, some of his victims leaped to his defence, insisting that the general had been let down by those whom he had put in charge of the emigration party. A French court tried MacGregor and three others for fraud in 1826 after he attempted a variation on the scheme there, but convicted only one of his associates. Acquitted, MacGregor attempted lesser Poyais schemes in London over the next decade. In 1838, he moved to Venezuela, where he was welcomed back as a hero.

[โ€“] Utter_Karate@hexbear.net 22 points 3 months ago

Yes, and when you see him referred to as "the general", do I have some very surprising news for you about the vast majority of his military record!