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Texas man pleads guilty to $37 million US Air Force fraud, channelled bribes to 'Godfather' and 'Al Capone'

A former US Air Force Master Sergeant has been found guilty of wiring millions of dollars worth of IT contracts from the military to himself, his family and friends.

The Times of India

Former US air force master sergeant pleads guilty to defrauding military out of $37m

Alan Hayward James, who called himself ‘Al Capone’, admitted to rigging bids for IT contracts with Pentagon

The Guardian - US

‘I once said there’s no way I’ll still be playing Baggy Trousers at 30’: Suggs’s honest playlist

Prince Buster’s Al Capone changed the Madness singer’s life and Aretha Franklin is his go-to at karaoke, but what song makes him cry?

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Lindy-Hopping Nazis and Golems With Guns: The Return of Thomas Pynchon

In Shadow Ticket, characters are forever finding refuge in the folds of the map.

Reason

Police using ‘Al Capone’ approach in biggest-ever standards clean-up

Some 1,442 staff and officers were sacked, or resigned or retired between 2022 and June 2025.

Evening Standard

Warren Buffett Says Sometimes You Need To Negotiate Like Al Capone, ‘A Kind Word and a Gun’ Is Better Than ‘A Kind Word Alone’

Warren Buffett’s citation of Al Capone’s quip highlights enduring truths about incentives, disclosure, and the balance of power in business.

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26 Times People Bought Ridiculously Cheap Things That Looked Sketchy But Turned Out To Be The Best Purchases

Sometimes, Fortune smiles on us, and a sketchy cheap buy turns into a lifelong companion.

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Trump gives rambling speech about trophy wives, golf and the ‘great late’ Al Capone in politically-charged West Point address

President praised his administration’s efforts to end DEI programs and crack down on immigration while addressing West Point’s Class of 2025

The Independent UK

23 Morbid Facts That Might Teach You Something New Or Ruin Your Day

The Morbid Knowledge X account is "the ultimate destination for those who love to delve into the dark and morbid world of true crime, horror, and everything in between."

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Where Did Alcatraz's Most Notorious Inmates End Up After the Infamous Prison Shut Its Doors in 1963?

Alcatraz shut in 1963, with its most feared inmates moved to prisons across the US. Though the island fell silent, its dark legacy still grips the world.

International Business Times UK

One of Alcatraz’s last living inmates speaks out on Trump’s plan to reopen prison

Charlie Hopkins believes president is not serious about reviving storied San Francisco jail

The Independent UK

Trump administration will pay immigrants in U.S. illegally $1,000 to self-deport

‘Self-deportation is the best, safest, and most cost-effective way to leave the United States to avoid arrest,’ Homeland Security secretary says

The Independent UK

Donald Trump orders reopening of notorious Alcatraz prison

US President says facility, which once held famed gangster Al Capone, will 'house America's most ruthless and violent offenders’

Evening Standard

“Hotdog Stand”: 48 Unusual And Bizarre Discoveries That Stunned Desert Explorers

Hiking in a desert might be dangerous. But where else will you find a ten foot tall mailbox?

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Tom’s Guide

10 best gangster movies, ranked —and where you can stream them

The gangster movie is a Hollywood staple. Here are our picks for the seven best.

Salon

How we were "sleep-marched into fascism"

Americans have "no lived experience of what happens when oligarchs sink their fangs into a country"

Roll Call

Trump tests Democrats' vow to try working with him

Donald Trump’s pedal-to-the-metal start to his term is challenging a pledge by some Democrats to work with his administration when possible.

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Rare Capone Artifacts On Display At Mob Museum Exhibit

Explore Al Capone's personal side through a new exhibit at the Mob Museum in Las Vegas, showcasing rare artifacts and a unique perspective on the infamous ...

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The Guardian - UK

Anti-Al Capone tactics could work on people traffickers

Letters: Sanctions can play an important role in deterring the operation of criminal networks, writes Alex Prezanti; plus a letter from Ian Mynot

The Independent UK

Al Capone called it his sweetheart. The pistol that saved his life is coming to Vegas

A rare glimpse into mobster Al Capone’s home life will be on display in a new exhibit at the Mob Museum in downtown Las Vegas

GamesRadar

39 years after its final animated episode, cult cartoon SilverHawks is back in a new comic that writer Ed Brisson calls "The Untouchables in space"

Interview | Ed Brisson reveals more about the return of the SilverHawks

International Business Times

IRS Compares Criminal Successes This Year To Taking Down Al Capone

The IRS released its annual criminal investigation report, with its chief comparing this year's successes as significant as their infamous takedown of Al Capone.

The Guardian - UK

‘I felt like I was a made man’: Stephen Graham on working with his childhood heroes

One of Britain’s most prolific actors, Stephen Graham is the face of countless hard-to-forget TV and film characters, a regular Scorsese collaborator and good mates with Leo DiCaprio. He talks about living it up in Leicestershire – and why he’s in the shape of his life

The Guardian - UK

‘A street-boy throwing stones at pompous windows’: Claud Cockburn and the birth of guerrilla journalism

Forty years after the death of the man who exposed Nazi sympathisers in Britain and interviewed Al Capone, his son used MI5 files to illuminate his amazing story in a new book

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