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Alphonse Gabriel Capone (/ k ə ˈ p oʊ n / kə-POHN, [1] Italian:; January 17, 1899 – January 25, 1947), sometimes known by the nickname "Scarface", was an American gangster and businessman who attained notoriety during the Prohibition era as the co-founder and boss of the Chicago Outfit from 1925 to 1931.
'This Day in History': 10/17/1931 - Al Capone Sentenced Love him or hate him, Al Capone is a legend. The infamous mobster remains a household name more than half a century after his death.
Unemployed men queued outside a depression soup kitchen opened in Chicago by Al Capone, 1931. During the early days of the Great Depression, musicians from the southern region migrated to the north to Chicago and the Chicago blues absorbed them into their fold, allowing their ensembles to become very popular. The originality of each musician ...
On November 24, 1931, Wilkerson sentenced Al Capone to 11 years in prison for tax evasion. Capone would often engage in jury tampering , and about two weeks before the scheduled start of the trial, informant Edward J. O'Hare told IRS agent Frank J. Wilson that Capone's outfit had a complete list of prospective jurors. 10 of the jurors' names ...
On October 17th in 1931, Al Capone, one of the most notorious criminals in American history, was sent to prison. Al Capone's sentence included an $80,000 fine and 11 years in prison for tax ...
In 1931, the five families were organized by Salvatore Maranzano following his victory in the Castellammarese War. Maranzano reorganized the Italian American gangs in New York City into the Maranzano, Profaci, Mangano, Luciano, and Gagliano families, which are now known as the Bonanno , Colombo , Gambino , Genovese , and Lucchese families ...
#24 Mobsters Hiding Their Faces At Al Capone’s Trial, Chicago, 1931. Image credits: art-man_2018 #25 You May Be Cool, But You’ll Never Be As Cool As Paul Newman In 1981.
Gangster Land, a 2017 film about Al Capone; The massacre takes place during the time jump between the fourth and fifth seasons of Boardwalk Empire, but is referenced in the fifth season, set in 1931. Bugs Moran's gang is listed among the Mafiosi whose run-ins with Al Capone ended badly, and a real picture from the massacre is shown.