Washington, D.C. – In a shocking turn of events, Ralph Capone, brother of infamous gangster Alphonse ‘Scarface’ Capone, has completed his sentence at the Federal Prison on McNeil Island. On February 27, 1934, Capone was set to pay his debt to the United States government for income tax evasion, a crime that landed him two years and five months in the slammer, along with a hefty fine of $10,000.
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Key Facts
- State: National
- Category: Organized Crime
- Era: Historical
- Source: Library of Congress — Chronicling America ↗
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