Al Capone Mattingly

The following statement is made without prejudice to the rights of the above mentioned taxpayer in any proceedings that may be instituted against him.

Al capone mattingly.

Mattingly then arranged to bring capone in. Al capone realized that agent wilson could not be bribed intimidated or worn down. Letter from lawrence p. Letter from lawrence p.

On april 17 mr. Mattingly came into the office and a little later capone entered with two men i did not know. Capone would concede he had an income of 26 000 in 1924 and increasing amounts up to 100 000 in 1928 and 1929. Capone instructed his tax attorney lawrence mattingly to offer a deal to frank wilson.

In 1931 capone was indicted for federal income tax evasion and was tried found guilty and sentenced to 11 years in prison. In the end however capone would be brought to justice not for murder extortion or bootlegging but for failing to pay his income tax. Herrick bureau of internal revenue agent chicago september 30 1930 the prosecution team in the 1931 trial of al capone for tax evasion. Al capone american prohibition era gangster who dominated organized crime in chicago from 1925 to 1931.

Al capone head of the most profitable crime syndicate of the prohibition era and mastermind of the notorious 1929 valentine s day massacre seemed above the law. Lawyer mattingly therefore wrote a letter to the department telling how hard capone had to work got his 75 weekly salary and offering to pay some income taxes if the department only would be.