U.S. v. Alphonse Capone
Legal decision
By: U.S. District Court of Northern Illinois, Eastern Division.
Date: October 17, 1931
Source: United States of America v. Alphonse Capone. U.S. District Court of Northern Illinois, Eastern Division. 1931. Available online at http://www.archives.gov/exhibit_hall/american_originals/cap... ; website home page: http://www.archives.gov (accessed February 5, 2003).
Introduction
The Chicago Crime Commission announced its "Public Enemies" list for the first time on April 23, 1930. Of the twenty-eight most-wanted men, Alphonse "Scarface" Capone headed the list as Public Enemy Number One. In the 1920s, Al Capone had risen to power as the boss of a major crime syndicate in Chicago. He had profited enormously from the illegal liquor trade during...
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