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Federal Buren of Inbestigation Ca , BH. S. Department of Justice x 501 Healey Building, 7 Atlante, Georgia, March 19, 1936. ‘\ BECIME 62-18 Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Washington, De Ce i>) RE: ALPHONSE CAPONE, with aliases, et al; Conspiracy to Receive and Send Contra= band Out of the U. S. Penitentiary, Atlanta, Georgia.s Dear Sir: Reference is made to Bureau letters of December 10, 1935, and Hareh 5, 1936, Bureau file #62-28933, regarding the story entitled, “The43iography of Al Capone's Life in the Atlenta Penitentiary". ‘The manuscript of the story mentioned above has been perused by me and it has been given a careful detailed study by Special Agent Walter M. Bott, who since the latter part of December has been assigned almost exclu~ sively to investigations at the United States Penitentiary at Atlanta, Georgiae Agent Bott has also kept alert while conducting his other investigations at the penitentiary in order that he might seoure in- directly anything pertinent to the various alleged activities of Al Capone enumerated by the author of the story. Due to the fact that Agent Bott has spent approximately three months time working in and around the penitentiary, he is now somewhat conversant with conditions theres tT) ee pe RECORDED & INDEXIE = [(492-2A9 933 — 73 A review of the manusoript reveals allegations of 1nfractions” ~ ~~~ of prison rules by inmates who were purported to have been employed by Capone to furnish him with special comforts, According to bis story, Capone enjoyed better food and clothing than other prisoners and is~~ alleged to have paid for these favors by having his brother give certain specified amounts of money to the relatives and friends of his inmte - benefactors. The manuscript implies that practically all of the offi- of cials of the penitentiary connived with Capone to violate prison regu- ‘ lations. Specific accusati ogre ie very few and indefinite. abet te a udS specific pertinent allegations appear to be as follows: 47C ~ formerly a guard at the prison, is accused taker uncensored mail out of the institution for Capone. \ COPIES DRSTR OYED y \ale S4E AUG 20 1964 “yD gn o\e’e