On July 23, 1898, future Placerita Canyon conman Milfred Reno Yant was born in Alger, Ohio. Yant would become notorious in the 1930s for defrauding honest residents of Los Angeles County out of their funds through a fake oil-field scheme in Placerita Canyon. Ironically, he later discovered oil in th e same area, thereby becoming a ... The post Today in SCV History: July 23, 1898 – Birth Of Milfred Yant, Placerita Oil Field Conman appeared first on KHTS Radio. ...read more read less