Law and Crime Facts

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    Al Capone earned $105m per year from alcohol and rackets during the Prohibition era. Today, this would be equivalent to $1.4b per year.
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    It has been reported that rich people in China can hire "body doubles" to serve their prison time.
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    A man gets robbed in London every 4.5 minutes! (and he is getting fed up of it)
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    In 2013, the Netherlands scheduled 19 prisons to be closed due to a lack of criminals.
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    Pretty Boy Floyd
    Pretty Boy Floyd
    A bank robber named "Pretty Boy" Charles Floyd reportedly destroyed mortgage papers on heists, freeing hundreds of people from property debt.
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    Self-Trolling
    Self-Trolling
    A woman in Britain was sentenced to 20 months in jail for creating fake Facebook profiles and trolling herself.
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    In Japan, gambling is illegal. However, they circumvent the law by giving out prizes instead of cash, which the winner can then sell back to the establishment for cash.
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    About 1 in 30 people, in the U.S., are in jail, on probation, or on parole!
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