Tom Pendergast Inmate File: Ready Mixed Parole Employment Agreement
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Agreement between R. P. Lyons, vice president of Ready Mixed Concrete Company, and the United States Board of Parole, stating that Tom Pendergast, Inmate #55295, will be employed "steadily in the occupation of President" of Ready Mixed Concrete upon his parole, and agreeing to report to U.S. Probation Officer Lewis Grout should Pendergast's work become unsatisfactory. Pendergast, known for his powerful Kansas City political machine and ties to organized crime, was found guilty of income tax evasion in 1939 and sentenced to 15 months in the U.S. Penitentiary at Leavenworth.
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October 28th 1939
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908 West 25th Street
Kansas City, MO
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NARA ID 580698, Notorious Offenders Files, 1919-1975
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NARACP-580698-0004-0023
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