U.S. vs. Tony Casciola, Ellis Titus Buice, Angelo Distassio and Gaston Van Ross: Indictment

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Indictment in Criminal Case No. 9518: United States vs. Tony Casciola, Ellis Titus Buice, Angelo Distassio, and Gaston Van Ross, defendants. The defendants were charged with National Prohibition Act violations in multiple counts: in Count I, possession and unregistered 100-gallon whiskey still; in Count II, operating an unbonded distillery; in Count III, operating a distillery "with the intent to defraud the United States of America of the tax on the spirits"; in Count IV, operating a distillery "in a dwelling house" located at 1324 Lydia Avenue; in Count V, possessing ten gallons of whiskey; and in Count VI, maintaining a common nuisance at the aforementioned address.

Date: 
July 20th 1929
Modern Location: 
Kansas City, MO
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Rights Statement: 
Publication, commercial use, or reproduction of this image or the accompanying data requires prior written permission from the National Archives at Kansas City. Use of this image also requires that credit be given to the National Archives at Kansas City.
Collection Title, Call or Box Number: 
NARA ID 573453, Criminal Case Files, 1879 - 1987
Digital Object Identifier: 
NARA-9518-0001
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