▁He ▁claimed ▁to ▁work ▁for ▁Al ▁Cap one ' s ▁Chicago ▁Out fit , ▁B ugs ▁Mor an ' s ▁North ▁Side ▁M ob , ▁and ▁The ▁Pur ple ▁Gang , ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁Jewish ▁mob sters ▁based ▁in ▁Detroit . ▁He ▁also ▁tra ve led , ▁crack ing ▁saf es ▁in ▁Kansas ▁City , ▁St . ▁Louis ▁and ▁San ▁Francisco . ▁ ▁He ▁later ▁became ▁known ▁as ▁an ▁escape ▁artist , ▁successfully ▁esc aping ▁from ▁the ▁Pont iac ▁State ▁Re format ory , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁serving ▁ten - year s - to - life ▁for ▁the ▁rob ber y ▁of ▁the ▁Ar go ▁State ▁Bank . ▁Rud ens ky ▁also ▁claimed ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁master mind ▁behind ▁the ▁the ft ▁of ▁$ 2 . 1 ▁million ▁in ▁whis key ▁from ▁a ▁federal ▁w are house ▁in ▁Kansas ▁City , ▁Missouri , ▁though ▁no ▁contempor aneous ▁coverage ▁confir ms ▁this ▁claim . ▁Rud ens ky ▁continued ▁to ▁operate ▁a ▁well - organ ized ▁the ft ▁ring ▁in ▁the ▁Mid west ▁ro bb ing ▁various ▁pay roll ▁deliver ies , ▁dist iller ies , ▁banks , ▁and ▁trains , ▁and ▁did ▁fre el ance ▁work ▁for ▁E gan ' s ▁R ats ▁and ▁Al ▁Cap one . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁twenty - one , ▁Rud ens ky ▁was ▁again ▁in ▁prison , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁known ▁as ▁" K ing ▁of ▁the ▁Cons " ▁for ▁frequently ▁getting ▁into ▁f ights , ▁and ▁made ▁several ▁escape ▁attempts ▁successfully ▁esc aping ▁briefly ,