'''William Marcy Tweed''', also known as [[Boss Tweed]], was a [[New York City]] political leader who in the late 1860s ran a network of corrupt city officials. This group of officials was known as the Tweed Ring. Under Tweed, city officials extorted [[kickbacks]] from contractors and others doing business with the city. | '''William Marcy Tweed''', also known as [[Boss Tweed]], was a [[New York City]] political leader who in the late 1860s ran a network of corrupt city officials. This group of officials was known as the Tweed Ring. Under Tweed, city officials extorted [[kickbacks]] from contractors and others doing business with the city. |