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I had every intention of doing some sappy Happy Valentine's Day post. Instead, I'll follow the Al Capone version of Valentine's Day. It's time for a breast cancer massacre. If you recognize yourself in any of this, consider this a fair warning. Next...
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LAS VEGAS, NV - FEBRUARY 13: An exhibit about capturing mobsters including Louis 'Lepke' Buchalter, Charlie 'Lucky' Luciano and Al Capone is displayed at The Mob Museum February 13, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The museum, also known as the National... View Photo »
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On the 83rd anniversary of the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre, Las Vegas honored one of its earliest relationships by opening a museum dedicated to the mobsters that made this desert city. There are Tommy guns, money stacks and a bullet-riddled brick...
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New York in raw numbers, Illinois is not the most corrupt state. Louisiana had the most convictions per capita. Last month, Lousiana’s former four-term governor, Edwin Edwards, completed a nine-year prison sentence for racketeering, extortion, etc. , etc.
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CHICAGO (Reuters) - The city where gangster Al Capone once kept the mayor on his payroll ranked first in public corruption convictions over the past three decades though the recent pace, perhaps because lessons have been learned or due to earnest...
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LAS VEGAS, NV - FEBRUARY 13: An exhibit about capturing mobsters including Al Capone is displayed at The Mob Museum February 13, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The museum, also known as the National Museum of Organized Crime and Law Enforcement, opens on... View Photo »
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Certainly the writers have done an enormous amount of research, although I don’t think Al Capone is showing up. Pretty much [the prisoners] are going to be invented, but certainly there are elements of criminals who have both been in Alcatraz and other places.
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83rd anniversary of the St. Valentine's Day Massacre, Sin City is honoring one of its earliest relationships with the grand opening of a museum dedicated to the mobsters that made this desert town. There are tommy guns, money stacks and a bullet-riddled...
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Dick Simpson, now head of the University of Illinois at Chicago’s political science department. Per capita, only Washington, D.C. , and Louisiana had more convictions than Illinois, according to the report. “For a long time — going back to at least the...
About Al Capone
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Alphonse Gabriel "Al" Capone (January 17, 1899 – January 25, 1947), commonly nicknamed Scarface, was an Italian-American gangster who led a crime syndicate dedicated to smuggling and bootlegging of liquor and other illegal activities during the Prohibition Era of the 1920s and 1930s. Full Article
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An Al Capone exhibit is seen at The Mob Museum on Monday, Feb. 13, 2012, in Las Vegas. Museum officials deny that they are sensationalizing the mob experience to sell tickets, which cost up to $18 each.
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LAS VEGAS, NV - FEBRUARY 13: An exhibit about capturing mobsters including Al Capone is displayed at The Mob Museum February 13, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The museum, also known as the National Museum of Organized Crime and Law Enforcement, opens on February 14 and chronicles the...
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A skim room exhibit is pictured at The Mob Museum Monday, Feb. 13, 2012, in Las Vegas. Among the displays aare are tommy guns, money stacks and a bullet-riddled brick wall from the 1929 massacre that saw Al Capone seize control of the Chicago mob.
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The Mob Museum is pictured on Monday, Feb. 13, 2012, in Las Vegas. The Mob Museum opens in downtown Las Vegas on Tuesday � the 82nd anniversary of the St. Valentine's Day Massacre, the mass killing that saw Al Capone seize control of the Chicago mob.
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Philippine police officers stand at attention during a gathering at the Philippine National Police headquarters in suburban Manila on September 7, 2011. An April 1, 2005 US embassy cable leaked to anti-secrecy website Wikileaks described the Filipino police force to be as corrupt as...
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A uniformed police officer directs traffic in front of a Philippine National Police slogan of 'Service, Honour, Justice' in Manila on September 7, 2011. An April 1, 2005 US embassy cable leaked to anti-secrecy website Wikileaks described the Filipino police force to be as corrupt as...
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In this photo taken Thursday July 7, 2011, barracks are illuminated next to the dock during a night tour on Alcatraz Island in San Francisco. Most of the more than one million tourists who visit the famous former prison never get to experience Alcatraz at night or see its spooky,...
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In this photo taken Thursday July 7, 2011, a man walks past the remains of the warden's house during a night tour on Alcatraz Island in San Francisco. Most of the more than one million tourists who visit the famous former prison never get to experience Alcatraz at night or see its...
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In this photo taken Thursday July 7, 2011, visitors look into cells in the main cell block during a night tour on Alcatraz Island in San Francisco. Most of the more than one million tourists who visit the famous former prison never get to experience Alcatraz at night or see its spooky,...
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In this photo taken Thursday July 7, 2011, Jim Breeden of the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy walks through the dungeons below the main cell house during a night tour on Alcatraz Island in San Francisco. Most of the more than one million tourists who visit the famous former...
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The 'Broadway Ave' in the cell block is seen at Alcatraz Island, a 22-acre rocky outcrop situated 1.5 miles offshore in San Francisco Bay August 11, 2011. Seventy-seven years ago on August 11, 1934, a group of federal prisoners classified as 'most dangerous' arrived at the new...
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An Al Capone exhibit is seen at The Mob Museum on Monday, Feb. 13, 2012, in Las Vegas. Museum officials deny that they are sensationalizing the mob experience to sell tickets, which cost up to $18 each.
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