Al Capone gets 6 months in jail...
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February 28, 1931
THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York City, New York, February 28, 1931
* Al Capone gets six months jail time...
* Taxes...
This 40 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 3 that include: "CAPONE SENTENCED TO 6 MONTHS IN JAIL," "Federal Judge in Chicago Court Finds Gangster Guilty of Contempt," "Penalty Jars His Calm,"' and more.
Other news of the day from the gangster era. Usual browning with little spine wear, otherwise good.
source: wikipedia: 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;[13] he ultimately served only six and a half years because of good behavior in prison.[14] He also had to pay fines and court costs totalling $80,000.
* Al Capone gets six months jail time...
* Taxes...
This 40 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 3 that include: "CAPONE SENTENCED TO 6 MONTHS IN JAIL," "Federal Judge in Chicago Court Finds Gangster Guilty of Contempt," "Penalty Jars His Calm,"' and more.
Other news of the day from the gangster era. Usual browning with little spine wear, otherwise good.
source: wikipedia: 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;[13] he ultimately served only six and a half years because of good behavior in prison.[14] He also had to pay fines and court costs totalling $80,000.
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