Al Capone, one of the most notorious gangsters in American history, wasn’t convicted of murder, extortion, or any number of his other criminal activities. Instead, he was brought down because he didn’t pay his taxes. It was also a powerful reminder to his criminal counterparts; he was convicted in 1931 and that year more than double the amount of unpaid tax filings were submitted to the IRS than the prior year. His conviction was the result of a joint effort between the FBI and the IRS where they were able to follow the paper trail of Capone’s extensive, illegal business activities.
While he only served 7 years of his 10 year sentence, his time in jail was effectively a death sentence because he contracted syphilis in prison, suffered brain damage, went insane from infection, and at the time of his death he was said to have the mental capacity of a 12 year old.
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