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4th May 1932: Al Capone begins life as a convict in Atlanta Federal Penitentiary

4th May 2023
Tagged as: Al Capone, Alcatraz, Alcohol, America, Atlanta, Crim, Criminal, Gangster, Prison, Prohibition, Tax, Tax Evasion, United States, USA

Capone was found guilty on 17 October 1931 of Federal Income Tax Evasion and was sentenced to eleven years imprisonment by Judge James Herbert Wilkerson.

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14th February 1929: St Valentine’s Day Massacre of seven men with connections to Chicago’s North Side Gang

14th February 2023
Tagged as: Al Capone, America, Chicago, Gangster, Massacre, Prohibition, St Valentine's Day, United States, USA

Although nobody was ever brought to trial for the St Valentine’s Day Massacre, it is generally accepted that the gangsters were gunned down on the orders of South Side Gang boss Al Capone.

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4th May 1932: Al Capone begins life as a convict in Atlanta Federal Penitentiary

14th February 1929: St Valentine’s Day Massacre of seven men with connections to Chicago’s North Side Gang

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