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June 17, 1931
THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York City, June 17, 1931
* Al 'Scarface' Capone
* Income tax evasion guilty plea
This 52 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include:
* 'AL' CAPONE PLEADS GUILTY TO CHARGES; MAY GET 3 YEARS
* Gang Chief in Federal Court Admits Tax Evasions and Liquor Conspiracy
* Federal Victory Is Hailed
and more with smaller subheads. Lengthy text.
Some browning around the margins with minor wear, otherwise in nice condition.
source: wikipedia: Although Capone always did his business through front men and had no accounting records in his own name (even his mansion was in his wife's name), Al Alcini started linking him to his earnings. This brought the Government's attention to the fact Al Capone was not paying substantial income tax. The federal income tax laws allowed the federal government to pursue Capone on tax evasion[citation needed], their best chance of finally convicting him.
Pursuing Capone were Treasury agent Eliot Ness and his hand-picked team of incorruptible U.S. Prohibition agents, "The Untouchables," and agent Frank Wilson of the Treasury Department's Bureau of Internal Revenue (now called the Internal Revenue Service). During a routine warehouse raid, they discovered in a desk drawer what was clearly a crudely coded set of accounts. Ness then concentrated on pursuing Capone for his failure to pay tax on this substantial illegal income.
Capone was tried in a federal court in 1931. The Alcinis tried to help Capone, but he pleaded guilty to the charges on advice of his legal counsel, hoping for a plea bargain. But after the judge refused his lawyer's offers, and the jury was replaced on the day of the trial to frustrate Capone's associates' efforts to bribe or intimidate the original panel, Al Capone was found guilty on five of 22 counts of tax evasion for the years 1925, 1926, and 1927, and willful failure to file tax returns for 1928 and 1929[citation needed]. Capone's legal team offered to pay all outstanding tax and interest and told their client to expect a severe fine. The judge sentenced him to eleven years in a federal prison and one year in the county jail, as well as an earlier six-month contempt of court sentence;[18] he ultimately served only six and a half years because of good behavior in prison.[19] He also had to pay fines and court costs totalling $80,000. [20]
In early 2008, the Internal Revenue Service released selected documents relating to the investigation of Al Capone that had previously been considered confidential.
* Al 'Scarface' Capone
* Income tax evasion guilty plea
This 52 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include:
* 'AL' CAPONE PLEADS GUILTY TO CHARGES; MAY GET 3 YEARS
* Gang Chief in Federal Court Admits Tax Evasions and Liquor Conspiracy
* Federal Victory Is Hailed
and more with smaller subheads. Lengthy text.
Some browning around the margins with minor wear, otherwise in nice condition.
source: wikipedia: Although Capone always did his business through front men and had no accounting records in his own name (even his mansion was in his wife's name), Al Alcini started linking him to his earnings. This brought the Government's attention to the fact Al Capone was not paying substantial income tax. The federal income tax laws allowed the federal government to pursue Capone on tax evasion[citation needed], their best chance of finally convicting him.
Pursuing Capone were Treasury agent Eliot Ness and his hand-picked team of incorruptible U.S. Prohibition agents, "The Untouchables," and agent Frank Wilson of the Treasury Department's Bureau of Internal Revenue (now called the Internal Revenue Service). During a routine warehouse raid, they discovered in a desk drawer what was clearly a crudely coded set of accounts. Ness then concentrated on pursuing Capone for his failure to pay tax on this substantial illegal income.
Capone was tried in a federal court in 1931. The Alcinis tried to help Capone, but he pleaded guilty to the charges on advice of his legal counsel, hoping for a plea bargain. But after the judge refused his lawyer's offers, and the jury was replaced on the day of the trial to frustrate Capone's associates' efforts to bribe or intimidate the original panel, Al Capone was found guilty on five of 22 counts of tax evasion for the years 1925, 1926, and 1927, and willful failure to file tax returns for 1928 and 1929[citation needed]. Capone's legal team offered to pay all outstanding tax and interest and told their client to expect a severe fine. The judge sentenced him to eleven years in a federal prison and one year in the county jail, as well as an earlier six-month contempt of court sentence;[18] he ultimately served only six and a half years because of good behavior in prison.[19] He also had to pay fines and court costs totalling $80,000. [20]
In early 2008, the Internal Revenue Service released selected documents relating to the investigation of Al Capone that had previously been considered confidential.
Category: The 20th Century
