Capone Crippled: Feds Bring Down Chicago’s Kingpin

Chicago, IL, July 1, 1931 – The notorious Al Capone, once the epitome of organized crime’s ‘Robin Hood’ glamour, has been exposed as a cowardly criminal by federal prosecutor Hubert Tolley. The relentless campaign to bring down the Chicago crime boss has finally paid off, with Capone facing sentence on June 30 for tax fraud violations. Tolley, the man behind the prosecution, has emerged as a national hero, taking on the city’s desperate gangs and dismantling their operations.