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Macdaniel affair

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The Macdaniel affair or Macdaniel scandal was a political scandal in the United Kingdom. In 1754, a group of bounty hunters, led by Stephen MacDaniel, were revealed to have been prosecuting innocent men to their deaths in England in order to collect reward money from bounties.

Macdaniel affair - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 1754 political scandal Illustration of Stephen Macdaniel The Macdaniel affair or Macdaniel scandal was a political scandal in the United Kingdom. In 1754, a group of bounty hunters , led by Stephen MacDaniel , were revealed to have been prosecuting innocent men to their deaths in England in order to collect reward money from bounties . [ 1 ] The scandal was an unintended consequence of the British government offering rewards for the capture of criminals, as before those rewards were instituted, thief-takers depe

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