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Original vintage glossy 9 x 7 news service photograph of Al Capone in the middle of a large group of men at the federal courthouse in downtown Chicago before he was convicted on five counts of income tax evasion on October 18, 1931; standing to his left and right are his attorneys, Michael Ahern and Albert Fink. The reverse bears pencil notations and a Wide World Photos credit stamp. In very good to fine condition, with two small areas of loss in the borders. Encapsulated by PSA as an authentic 'Type I' photograph from circa 1931.
On October 18, 1931, Capone was convicted of three felony counts of tax evasion and two misdemeanor counts of failing to file a tax return. He was sentenced to 11 years in federal prison and ordered to pay court costs, a $50,000 fine, and $215,000, plus interest, for back taxes. While awaiting the outcome of his appeal—which was denied—Capone was housed in Chicago’s Cook County Jail. He was eventually transferred to Atlanta’s U.S. Penitentiary in May 1932, where he spent two years before being famously relocated to Alcatraz.
The Marc and Mary Perkins Collection.
