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Argumentative Essay: Captured Again !

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Captured Again!!! Tweed Delivered to NY authorities! Once again former New York Senator and Leader of Tammany Hall, “Boss” Tweed has been delivered to Authorities as of November 23, 1876. After being arrested a year previous and escaping to Cuba then Spain, Spanish authorities finally caught up with him. First arrested for his running of an illegal law office and putting New York into Millions of dollars of debt, falsifying legal documents, and causing major corruption of the government, Tweed served two of his twelve years then was released. Before his escape, Tweed was in custody for trying to regather his warrantless millions. Tweed is now held for an additional charge of resisting arrest. If you are being made to pay for false claims

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