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Al Capone — Part 7
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Many Forces Incloded, ~ ~
The. focal federal agencies, ‘include
the prohthition ‘teregs, ths aecret serv.
tce, the internal revenue agents, and
intelligence unit, the immigration au-
thoritiaa, the department of justice
bureau ef investigution, the posta) in-
spectora, the narcotte bureau, « god the
customs imepected, 70° S720 A
As an example of the type of work
ot expected through the cotrdination of
aS bide these forcea, local authorities , cited
iS Le #
2 Ay
hypothetical crses. If “police cap
tain is fqund to be accepting bribes
for protecting bootleggers, he-can be
"prosecuted for conspiracy to viclate
_ the dry Jaws. ‘Then his income may
be found sufficient to faut prosecur
tion for tax fraud, .
Deport When ‘Bver "Possible.
Immigration authorities are codper
ating with all branches of the service
Pl and deporting 4] aliens who enter the
f country iegafy or have sufficient
criminal ‘records. Of some eighty dry
law offenders recentiy indicted at
Freeport, half a dozen ° were found to
be deporiable, i -
Another weapon which ‘oan be used
by the government against racketeers
is the restreint of interstate commerce
statute, under which seventeen mem-
bére of the Chicaga Candy Jobbers’ an
sociation were convicted. Complaints
have reached thé attorney general
that Al Capone has threatened Chi-
cago distributors: ef grape products
| which can be converted into wine.
Such an offense would constitute a
| vielation of this statute.
« Deny Grape Juice Reports.
| Dimpatehss from Fresno, Cel., last
bight credited @ Rewspaper of that
_efty with | statements “that. the fresh
= grape industry of California had pald
tribute of $4,506,000 to racketeers,
F mentioning Chicago. and New York
specifoalty. - . ’.
Carl A. Futter, ‘president ef the
California Vineyards company, called
these reports ridiculens =...
- au the arepe sutce send singe ~
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