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  3. May 6, 2024 · Al Capone, American Prohibition-era gangster who dominated organized crime in Chicago from 1925 to 1931. In 1931 Capone was indicted for federal income-tax evasion and was tried, found guilty, and sentenced to 11 years in prison. He was confined in the Atlanta penitentiary and Alcatraz before being released in 1939.

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  4. 1 day ago · In 1925, Torrio barely survived an assassination attempt and retired, handing control of his criminal empire to Capone, who expanded the business even further. According to a 1930 Chicago Daily News report, Capone‘s income from 1927-1930 was estimated at $105 million (over $1.5 billion today). His vast wealth bought political influence and he ...

  5. May 13, 2024 · Due to mounting concern over Al Capone's extravagant prison lifestyle, he was transferred to Alcatraz. The primary responsibility for his transfer lay with Attorney General Homer S. Cummings; it ...

  6. 4 days ago · Capone generated major media attention while on Alcatraz, though he served just four and a half years of his sentence there before developing symptoms of tertiary syphilis and poor mental health before being transferred to the Federal Correctional Institution at Terminal Island in Los Angeles in 1938. He tried his best to seek favors from ...

  7. May 10, 2024 · Among its famous denizens were Al Capone, George (“Machine Gun”) Kelly, and Robert Stroud, the “Birdman of Alcatraz” (the subject of the 1962 film of the same name). Although the Alcatraz penitentiary was able to house 450 convicts in cells that measured about 10 by 4.5 feet (3 by 1.5 metres), no more than 250 prisoners ever occupied ...

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  8. May 11, 2024 · In this gripping crime documentary, we explore the captivating story of the Birdman of Alcatraz and the notorious gangster, Al Capone. Step into the criminal empire of Al Capone, one of the...

  9. May 16, 2024 · According to Al Capone’s grandniece, Deirdre Marie Capone, the gangster didn’t keep all of his millions in one place. ... By the time the mobster emerged from Alcatraz after 6.5 years “for ...

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