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Al Capone convicted of tax evasion on Oct. 17, 1931
Eighty-five years ago today — Oct. 17, 1931 — a federal jury in Chicago convicted gangster Al “Scarface” Capone of tax evasion. He was sentenced to 11 years in prison, ultimately ending up in fabled Alcatraz.