Capone who reportedly boasted, “They can’t collect legal taxes from illegal money,” was sentenced to 11 years in prison on Oct. 17, 1931, for failing to file tax returns.

CHICAGO, Oct. 13, 1931 (UP) -- The federal government completed its case today against Alphonse Capone, Coney Island bartender who made good in such a big way as a Chicago criminal that he is ...

And in the 1920s, Capone had other criminal court cases that either didn’t involve an indictment or that CNN couldn’t immediately determine whether an indictment was involved.