http://vault.fbi.gov/gangster-era basesyndication http://vault.fbi.gov/logo.png http://vault.fbi.gov/gangster-era http://vault.fbi.gov/Al%20Capone http://vault.fbi.gov/Al%20Capone Alphonse Gabriel “Al” Capone (1899-1947) rose to infamy as a gangster in Chicago during the 1920s and early 1930s. The Bureau of Investigation (the FBI’s predecessor) joined the Bureau of Prohibition and other agencies in investigating Capone. In 1931, Capone was sentenced to prison for tax evasion. Suffering from a case of syphilis that left him too mentally ill to resume his previous criminal activities, he was paroled in 1939 and settled in Florida, where he lived until his death in 1947. fbi Gangster Era Mon, 14 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400 http://vault.fbi.gov/machine-gun-kelly http://vault.fbi.gov/machine-gun-kelly George "Machine Gun Kelly" Barnes (1895 –1954) was a notorious criminal during the gangster era. This release covers the investigation of the Charles Urschel kidnapping and the resulting court case. This release covers the years 1933-1959. fbi Gangster Era Tue, 12 Jul 2011 10:14:47 -0400 http://vault.fbi.gov/barker-karpis-gang http://vault.fbi.gov/barker-karpis-gang Alvin Francis “Creepy” Karpis, born as Karpowicz (1907-1979), was a notorious gangster of the 1930s. He committed many of his crimes with a gang of criminals, including several Barker brothers; “Doc” and Fred Barker were two of the most active members. Their mother Kate “Ma” Barker was also involved, though not as the criminal mastermind later media legend made her out to be. The Barker/Karpis gang was responsible for two of the era’s most notorious kidnappings—the abduction of William Hamm in 1933 and Edward Bremer, Jr., in 1934. This release consists of the extensive Bureau file on the Barker/Karpis gang. The bulk of it covers from 1933 to 1936, but it extends well into the 1970s because Karpis lived to late in the decade. fbi Gangster Era Thu, 07 Jul 2011 06:40:00 -0400 http://vault.fbi.gov/meyer-lansky http://vault.fbi.gov/meyer-lansky Meyer Lansky (1902-1983) was involved in a wide-range of organized criminal activity and was associated with many other well known criminal figures from the 1920s to the 1970s. Lansky was especially active in gambling ventures, including the rise of Las Vegas and efforts to build casinos in Cuba before the communist revolution there. In 1972, he was indicted on charges that he and others had skimmed millions of dollars from a Vegas casino that they owned; the indictment on Lansky was later dismissed since he was considered too ill to face trial. The files in this release range from 1950 to 1978. fbi Gangster Era Wed, 11 May 2011 06:55:00 -0400 http://vault.fbi.gov/lloyd-william-barker http://vault.fbi.gov/lloyd-william-barker (1898-1949) fbi Gangster Era Mon, 28 Mar 2011 09:58:57 -0400 http://vault.fbi.gov/herman-barker http://vault.fbi.gov/herman-barker (1873-1935) fbi Gangster Era Mon, 28 Mar 2011 09:45:00 -0400 http://vault.fbi.gov/alvin-francis-karpis http://vault.fbi.gov/alvin-francis-karpis (1907-1979) fbi Gangster Era Thu, 24 Mar 2011 15:20:00 -0400 http://vault.fbi.gov/ken-eto http://vault.fbi.gov/ken-eto fbi Gangs/Extremist Groups Gangster Era Wed, 02 Mar 2011 09:30:00 -0500 http://vault.fbi.gov/Evelyn%20Frechette%20 http://vault.fbi.gov/Evelyn%20Frechette%20 fbi Gangster Era Mon, 06 Dec 2010 13:10:00 -0500 http://vault.fbi.gov/Louis%20%28Lepke%29%20Buchalter http://vault.fbi.gov/Louis%20%28Lepke%29%20Buchalter fbi Gangster Era Mon, 06 Dec 2010 13:00:00 -0500 http://vault.fbi.gov/Purple%20Gang%20%28aka%20Sugar%20House%20Gang%29 http://vault.fbi.gov/Purple%20Gang%20%28aka%20Sugar%20House%20Gang%29 fbi Violent Crime Gangster Era Mon, 06 Dec 2010 12:55:00 -0500 http://vault.fbi.gov/Melvin%20Purvis http://vault.fbi.gov/Melvin%20Purvis fbi Bureau Personnel Gangster Era Mon, 06 Dec 2010 12:55:00 -0500 http://vault.fbi.gov/Charles%20Arthur%20%28Pretty%20Boy%29%20Floyd http://vault.fbi.gov/Charles%20Arthur%20%28Pretty%20Boy%29%20Floyd fbi Gangster Era Mon, 06 Dec 2010 12:50:00 -0500 http://vault.fbi.gov/George%20%28Baby%20Face%29%20Nelson http://vault.fbi.gov/George%20%28Baby%20Face%29%20Nelson (1908-1934) fbi Gangster Era Mon, 06 Dec 2010 12:50:00 -0500 http://vault.fbi.gov/Eliot%20Ness http://vault.fbi.gov/Eliot%20Ness fbi Gangster Era Mon, 06 Dec 2010 12:50:00 -0500