Why was tax evasion the only thing pinned on Al Capone?
Legendary crime boss Alfonse “Scarface” Capone didn’t finish sixth grade, but the man was far from stupid. By age 26, he controlled Chicago‘s criminal underworld with an iron fist. Capone’s odd mixture of brutality and charm elevated him to the status of international celebrity. In 1930, he was listed as No. 1 on the Chicago Crime Commission’s list of public enemies [source: National Archives]. In the 1920s, Chicago was reminiscent of the Wild West. Drive-by shootings were commonplace, with rival gangs killing one another’s members. Regular folk
