It was not the FBI, it was Elliot Ness (et al) who worked for the US Treasury. The functions of federal firearms and alcohol (formerly prohibition) enforcement later transitioned to become todays Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Exploives (ATF) which moved from the Treasury to Department of Justice in 2004. Later at the end of his career Ness did work for the FBI, but not in the Capone time period.
They arrested Capone on tax evasion.
The man credited with arresting Al Capone was federal agent Eliot Ness. Ness led a team known as the "Untouchables," who were tasked with enforcing Prohibition laws and ultimately targeting Capone's illegal activities, particularly his bootlegging operations. While Capone was eventually convicted for tax evasion, Ness played a significant role in disrupting Capone's criminal empire.
Because he had a huge income from his illegal activities, Al Capone was arrested in 1931 for income tax evasion, a federal crime. He was convicted in October 1931 and spent 7 years in prison, including time in Alcatraz.
Tax evasion.
Tax evasion.
The FBI agent who played a crucial role in the effort to catch Al Capone was Eliot Ness. He led a special team known as the "Untouchables," which was tasked with enforcing Prohibition laws and bringing Capone to justice. Ness and his team focused on gathering evidence of Capone's illegal activities, ultimately leading to his conviction for tax evasion in 1931.
Al Capone
They arrested Capone on tax evasion.
The man credited with arresting Al Capone was federal agent Eliot Ness. Ness led a team known as the "Untouchables," who were tasked with enforcing Prohibition laws and ultimately targeting Capone's illegal activities, particularly his bootlegging operations. While Capone was eventually convicted for tax evasion, Ness played a significant role in disrupting Capone's criminal empire.
Because he had a huge income from his illegal activities, Al Capone was arrested in 1931 for income tax evasion, a federal crime. He was convicted in October 1931 and spent 7 years in prison, including time in Alcatraz.
Tax evasion.
In 1929, the Bureau of Prohibition agent Eliot Ness began an investigation of Capone and his business, attempting to get a conviction for Prohibition violations.Capone was convicted of tax evasion in 1931 and paroled in 1939. He died of a heart attack at home in 1947.
Tax hogging
Tax evasion.
Al Capone was imprisoned in Alcatraz for tax evasion.
Eliot Ness was a federal agent known for his role in enforcing Prohibition in Chicago during the 1930s, while Al Capone was a notorious gangster and bootlegger who thrived during that era. Ness led a special team called the "Untouchables," which aimed to take down Capone's criminal empire. Their relationship was adversarial, with Ness dedicated to exposing and prosecuting Capone's illegal activities, ultimately contributing to Capone's conviction for tax evasion in 1931.
i believe he went to prison for tax evasion.