He was the leader of the most infamous organization called
the New York City’s corrupt Tammany Hall political during the 1860s and
1870s. In the 1850s he became a powerful
figure in the Tammany Hall. During the 1860s he risen to the top of the position
and formed the Tweed ring, it encouraged judicial corruption. He was sent to prison for forgery and larceny
and other charges but in 1875 he escaped from prison and traveled to Cuba and
Spain. In 1876 the Spanish police
arrested him because they recognized him from a picture and was sent back to
the United State, returned to prison that’s where he died in 1878.
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