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Gangster Al Capone is sentenced to 11 years in prison for tax evasion, signaling the downfall of one of the most notorious criminals of the 1920s and 1930s.
Less than two months later, Capone was arrested in Philadelphia by local police for carrying concealed weapons and was sent to jail for a year. When he was released in 1931, Capone was tried and...
On May 17, 1929, Al Capone and his bodyguard were arrested in Philadelphia for carrying concealed deadly weapons. Within 16 hours they had been sentenced to terms of one year each....
On March 27, 1929, Capone was arrested by FBI agents as he left a Chicago courtroom after testifying to a grand jury that was investigating violations of federal prohibition laws. He was charged with contempt of court for feigning illness to avoid an earlier appearance. [ 85 ]
He died of cardiac arrest on January 25, 1947. When Capone died, a New York Times headline trumpeted, “End of an Evil Dream.” Capone’s was at times both loved and hated by the media and the...
Capone and his bodyguard were arrested and charged with carrying concealed deadly weapons and sentenced to one year in prison. After serving some eight months, Capone was released early for good behavior.
After several unsuccessful attempts to convict Capone, the federal government finally convicted him in 1931. This is the guilty verdict from Consolidated Criminal Cases #22852 and 23232, The United States of America v. Alphonse Caponealias Alphonse Brown, alias Al.
On Oct. 17, 1931, the Chicago mobster Al Capone was convicted on five of 23 income tax evasion counts he faced, and which later yielded an 11-year prison sentence.
On this day in 1931, Al Capone was found guilty of tax evasion. The gangster who had reportedly boasted, “They can’t collect legal taxes from illegal money” was sentenced to 11 years in ...
Capone was paroled in 1939, and by the year 1946 his brain capability had deteriorated to a childlike dimension. He would die of a heart attack in 1947. On this day, 83 years ago, one of the most notorious criminals in United States' history was sent to prison for tax evasion.