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  1. 6 days ago · On this day in 1931 Al Capone was convicted of tax evasion following a four-day trial in Chicago. While Capone’s original jury had been bribed by his underlings, the presiding federal trial judge switched the jury at the last minute.

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  3. Jun 25, 2024 · He was eventually transferred out of Alcatraz, and released from prison entirely on parole, in 1939 due to his declining health. He died in 1947. Capone wasn’t the only high-profile criminal to reside in the island’s prison.

  4. Jun 11, 2024 · On the morning of June 12, 1962, when prison security was doing their daily check on inmates, one guard came across what he initially thought was a decapitated head in the cell of Frank Lee...

  5. 2 days ago · After completing the punishment in the Hole, the prisoner could then return to his cell but would be tagged. A red tag, third grade, denoted a prisoner who was restricted from leaving his cell for perhaps 3 months.

  6. Jun 14, 2024 · Alphonse Gabriel Capone circa 1930 – Also known by the nickname ‘Scarface’. Although suspected of numerous murders, became an inmate at Alcatraz on charges of tax evasion and an attempted escape from another prison. Image: U.S. Federal prison officials, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

  7. Jun 16, 2024 · In 1931, he was charged with tax evasion, a crime he was found guilty of and sentenced to eleven years in federal prison. Capone’s conviction marked a turning point in the fight against organized crime, demonstrating the power of law enforcement to bring down even the most powerful gangsters. Legacy of Al Capone

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