Gambling Czar Abduction Mystery

Alphonse "Al/Scarface" Capone, Anthony "Tough Tony" Capezzio, Chicago--Illinois, Crimes / Violence / Punishments: Kidnapping, Edward "Red" Meehan, Edward P. Jones, Gambling, Gambling Currency: Coins, Games / Races: Policy / Numbers, George Jones, It Really Happened, Matt Capone, Mexico, Murray "The Hump"/"The Camel" Humphreys, Ralph "Bottles" Capone, Sam "Golf Bag" Hunt, Tony "Joe Batters" Accardo, United StatesLeave a comment

1946 Two brothers — Edward P. and George Jones — freely controlled Chicago, Illinois’ policy* racket for 25 years, beginning in the 1920s. As a result, the two raked in money, $10 to $30 million per year, in nickels and dimes, primarily from the Caucasians and African Americans living in slums, which turned the siblings…