COLUMBIA — The courtroom quieted as Judge E. Richard Webber received the verdict statement from the bailiff. Al Capone and his lawyers looked anxiously at the judge, while the prosecution did the same ...
The gangster, who had reportedly boasted, “They can’t collect legal taxes from illegal money,” was sentenced to 11 years in prison for failing to file tax returns. Al Capone (1899-1947), American ...
A tax evasion charge brings down Al Capone. After the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre, federal authorities were set on sending Al Capone to prison. It would be a tax evasion charge that would bring down ...
Elliott Ness, an investigator for the U.S. Treasury Department, succeeded in arresting Al Capone in 1931. Ness earned the nickname "Untouchable" for refusing to yield to various threats and bribery ...