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).
![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). Stock Photo](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2NGY4M7/the-caption-for-this-illustration-reads-two-great-questions-who-stole-the-peoples-money-do-tell-ny-times-twas-him-reproduced-from-harpers-weekly-august-19-1871-by-permission-of-messrs-harper-brothers-copyright-1871-by-harper-brothers-tweeds-ring-essentially-controlled-new-york-city-until-1870-using-embezzlement-bribery-and-kickbacks-to-siphon-massive-chunks-of-new-yorks-budget-into-their-own-pockets-anywhere-from-40-million-to-200-million-or-15-billion-to-9-billion-in-2009-dollars-2NGY4M7.jpg)
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