Oregon Land Fraud Scandal - Exposure

Exposure

Harriman eventually had a dispute with Puter and fired him. Then when a lumber company bookkeeper exposed the scheme to an The Oregonian reporter, Puter turned on his former boss, testifying against him, and writing a scathing expose, Looters of the Public Domain, about the scheme.

These looters of the public domain—working with crooked federal and state officials—through rascality and fraud, gained title to thousands of acres of valuable, publicly-owned timber lands, and at minimum prices.