Al Capone’s name has become synonymous with Prohibition-era gang violence. Like many outlaws of the era, he is today romanticized as a mob legend, Capone’s actual climb to the top in 1920s Chicago was ...

This photo taken Monday, Dec. 23, 2024, in Las Vegas shows a Colt .45-caliber pistol that once belonged to mob boss Al Capone. It is going on display for the first time at the Mob Museum in Las Vegas, ...

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 ...

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