Al Capone Jailed
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Date
October 17, 1931
Type
National
Author
hjwilson1975
Event Details
On October 17, 1931, notorious Chicago gangster Al Capone was sentenced to 11 years in federal prison for tax evasion. Although responsible for the St. Valentine's Day Massacre and running a massive bootlegging empire during Prohibition, authorities could only convict him on tax charges. His imprisonment at Alcatraz signaled the decline of his organized crime syndicate.