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17/10/1931 Al Capone is sentenced to 11 years in prison

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AL CAPONE - Before They Were Dead

He was the boss of the Chicago Outfit gang, yet he was arrested and sentenced to a year in prison on a weapons charge. After the massacre on Saint Valentine, the government called for action. Short after Capone was release he was indicted for tax evasion and sent to Atlanta which at the time hosted America’s most notorious prisoners.
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