Tom Pendergast Inmate File: Parole Information Survey
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Document assessing information about Tom Pendergast, Inmate #55295, as relates to his potential parole. The document includes statements that the Pendergast family "has lived in luxury," that Pendergast has no financially dependent family members, and notes that his reputation is divided - friends are "fanatical in their devotion and enemies are equally fanatical in their prejudices." 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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June 28th 1939
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1115 Charlotte Street
Kansas City, MO
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NARA ID 580698, Notorious Offenders Files, 1919-1975
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NARACP-580698-0004-0040
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