RF2NGY4M7–The caption for this illustration reads: Two Great Questions 'Who Stole the People's Money? Do tell - NY Times. 'Twas Him. reproduced from harper's Weekly [August 19, 1871] by permission of Messrs. harper & brothers. Copyright 1871, by Harper & Brothers.' Tweed's Ring essentially controlled New York City until 1870, using embezzlement, bribery, and kickbacks to siphon massive chunks of New York's budget into their own pockets — anywhere from $40 million to $200 million (or $1.5 billion to $9 billion in 2009 dollars).
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