He also got into exporting pens and pencils.īiographers of Hammer would go on to call him a virtual spy for the Soviet Union. He then made a deal with the Soviet government for furs and caviar in exchange for American wheat. Records reveal that he took $60,000 in medical supplies to help out in a typhus epidemic. While Hammer was in the Soviet Union he was importing goods and exporting pharmaceuticals to the Soviet Union with his brother Victor. government watched him not just on this trip, but for the rest of his life. Edgar Hoover, knew he was lying but allowed him to travel anyway. The Justice Department, and specifically J. When Hammer applied for his passport to go on the trip, he indicated he was only visiting western Europe. He never became a full-fledged medical doctor. He made a trip to the Soviet Union and didn't come back to the U.S. Then, in 1921, Hammer was waiting for the start of his medical internship at Bellevue Hospital. For the next decade, Hammer traveled between the U.S.
While he was in prison, Julius sent Armand Hammer to Russia to look after his company Allied Drug and Chemical. The company did $1 million in sales that year. As you can imagine, in the days of prohibition, this was very popular. Hammer's first true business success was when he manufactured a ginger extract that contained high levels of alcohol legally. Some historians believe it was Armand, then a medical student, rather than his father, who performed the botched abortion.Īfter Julius went to prison, Hammer and his brothers took the family drug store business, Allied Drug, and made it wildly successful. He was sentenced to three and a half years in Sing Sing prison in 1920. Julius was indicted by a grand jury on the charge of first-degree manslaughter.
The procedure took place during the flu epidemic and six days later, Marie died. On that fateful day, she was looking to terminate her pregnancy. Marie had a history of miscarriages and abortions. She was the wife of a former tsarist diplomat. Marie Oganesoff was seen entering Julius's medical office by federal agents on July 5, 1919. It does not store any personal data.Hammer's father Julius was under federal surveillance due to his socialist and communist activities. The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance". This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary". The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional". The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics". These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly.
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