▁expose ▁the ▁Sy nd icate ▁itself . ▁ ▁In ▁fact , ▁the ▁Sy nd icate ▁was ▁so ▁fear ful ▁of ▁Sch ult z ' s ▁proposal ▁that ▁they ▁later ▁ordered ▁Buch alter ▁to ▁murder ▁Sch ult z . ▁ ▁On ▁October ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 1 9 3 5 , ▁Sch ult z ▁and ▁several ▁associ ates ▁were ▁g unn ed ▁down ▁by ▁Mur der , ▁Inc . ▁gun men ▁in ▁a ▁restaurant ▁in ▁New ark , ▁New ▁Jersey . ▁ ▁Short ly ▁after ▁Sch ult z ' s ▁death , ▁Sh api ro ▁and ▁Buch alter ▁became ▁the ▁focus ▁of ▁De we y ' s ▁investig ations . ▁In ▁October , ▁ 1 9 3 6 , ▁Sh api ro ▁and ▁Buch alter ▁were ▁conv icted ▁under ▁the ▁terms ▁of ▁the ▁Sh erman ▁Anti - Tr ust ▁Act ▁and ▁were ▁both ▁sent enced ▁to ▁two ▁years ▁in ▁Sing ▁Sing ▁Pr ison . ▁After ▁his ▁conv iction , ▁Sh api ro ▁went ▁into ▁hiding ▁for ▁a ▁year . ▁However , ▁he ▁finally ▁turned ▁himself ▁in ▁to ▁Federal ▁Bureau ▁of ▁Investig ation ▁( F BI ) ▁agents ▁on ▁April ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 1 9 3 8 ▁and ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁prison . ▁On ▁May ▁ 5 , ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁Sh api ro ▁was ▁conv icted ▁of ▁consp i racy ▁and ▁ext ort ion ▁and ▁sent enced ▁to ▁ 1 5 ▁years ▁to ▁life ▁in ▁prison . ▁ ▁Month s ▁before ▁his ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁conv