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Al Capones Gang memebership begins
Al Capone was influenced by Johnny Torrio and became a gangster of James Street boys Gang. -
Prohibition Begins
The sale, transportaion, and consumption of alcohol become illegal. -
The FBI and Capone
The investigative jurisdiction of the Bureau of Investigation during the 1920s and early 1930s was more limited than it is now, and the gang warfare and depredations of the period were not within the Bureau’s investigative authority. -
Al Capones Lawyer responds to court.
On March 11, his lawyers formally filed for postponement of his appearance, submitting a physician’s affidavit dated March 5, which attested that Capone had been suffering from bronchial pneumonia in Miami, had been confined to bed from January 13 to February 23, and that it would be dangerous to Capone’s health to travel to Chicago. His appearance date before the grand jury was re-set for March 20. -
Mafia in the USA
The American Mafia began to appear as their sucess showed in Italian - American neighborhoods during prohibition . -
Descent of the Mafia
Benito Mussolini began a campaign to destroy the sicilian Mafia because they undermined Fascist control of Sicily -
Mob affiliation
In 1925, Capone became boss when Torrio, seriously wounded in an assassination attempt, surrendered control and retired to Brooklyn https://www.fbi.gov/about-us/history/famous-cases/al-capone -
Al Capone controls liquor sales
Al Capone has begun to control all of Chicagos liquor sales as the prohibition began -
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Al Capone was 'sick in bed' in Miami
On March 11, his lawyers formally filed for postponement of his appearance, submitting a physician’s affidavit dated March 5, which attested that Capone had been suffering from bronchial pneumonia in Miami, had been confined to bed from January 13 to February 23, and that it would be dangerous to Capone’s health to travel to Chicago. His appearance date before the grand jury was re-set for March 20. -
St. Valentines Day Masssacre
The St. Valentine's Day massacre—the most spectacular gangland slaying in mob history—was actually somewhat of a faliure Al Capone had arranged for Chicago mobster George "Bugs" Moran and most of his North Side Gang to be eliminated on February 14, 1929. The plan, probably devised by Capone's henchman "Machine Gun" Jack McGurn, was simple and deviously clever, but Capone's primary target escaped.
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Al Capone fails to appear in court.
The Bureau’s investigation of Al Capone arose from his reluctance to appear before a federal grand jury on March 12, 1929 in response to a subpoena. They were aware of Capones activity, but didnt have the jurisdiction to persue court cases. -
Al Capone appears before the grand jury.
Capone appeared before the federal grand jury in Chicago on March 20, 1929 and completed his testimony on March 27. As he left the courtroom, he was arrested by agents for contempt of court, an offense for which the penalty could be one year in prison and a $1,000 fine. He posted $5,000 bond and was released. -
Al Capone Arrest
On May 17, 1929, Al Capone and his bodyguard were arrested in Philadelphia for carrying concealed deadly weapons. Within 16 hours they had been sentenced to terms of one year each. -
US Treasury Department developed evidence
Meanwhile, the U.S. Treasury Department had been developing evidence on tax evasion charges—in addition to Al Capone, his brother Ralph “Bottles” Capone, Jake “Greasy Thumb” Guzik, Frank Nitti, and other mobsters were subjects of tax evasion charges. -
Al Capones realease
Capone served his time and was released in nine months for good behavior on March 17, 1930. -
Capone was found guilty in federal court
Febuary 28, 1931, Capone was found guilty in federal court on the contempt of court charge and was sentenced to six months in Cook County Jail. His appeal on that charge was subsequently dismissed. -
Plead guilty to tax evasion
On June 16, 1931, Al Capone pled guilty to tax evasion and prohibition charges. He then boasted to the press that he had struck a deal for a two-and-a-half year sentence, but the presiding judge informed him he, the judge, was not bound by any deal. Capone then changed his plea to not guilty. -
Al Capone is sentences
Al Capone is sentenced to 11 Years in prison for tax evasio n and is fined $80,000 beginning the downfall of crime rates. -
Capone convitction
On October 18, 1931, Capone was convicted after trial. -
Sentencing
November 24, was sentenced to eleven years in federal prison, fined $50,000 and charged $7,692 for court costs, in addition to $215,000 plus interest due on back taxes. The six-month contempt of court sentence was to be served concurrently. -
Prohibition is Seized
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Serving Time
On November 16, 1939, Al Capone was released after having served seven years, six months and fifteen days, and having paid all fines and back taxes.
