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 It wasn't Capone's bloodthirsty actions that landed him in jail; it was his refusal to pay the piper. Federal prosecutors contended that Capone had failed to pay income taxes between 1925 and 1929, and a jury convicted him guilty. Capone was sentenced to 11 years in prison and ordered to pay $50,000 in fines and court expenses. Capone was also ordered to pay $215,000 in late taxes and interest. [([[https://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/al-capone|FBI]])]
+===== Rock Islanders =====
+After serving the initial part of his term at the United States Penitentiary in Atlanta, Capone was sent to the newly opened Alcatraz Island in August 1934. He was permitted to join the Rock Islanders, an inmate band, because of his exemplary behavior there. Capone was a banjo player. Capone is even rumored to have penned a song called "Madonna Mia."[([[https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/letter-tells-what-al-capone-was-alcatraz-180960578/|Smithsonian Magazine]])]
+===== Syphilis =====
+Capone got syphilis in his early days in Chicago, most likely via a prostitute. He was not treated, and he developed neurosyphilis early in his tenure in Alcatraz. In February 1938, his strange behavior led to a diagnosis of syphilis of the brain. Capone was treated with a new medicine called penicillin after his parole, but his physical and mental health deteriorated. [([[https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/infectious-disease-sprung-al-capone-alcatraz|PBS]])]
+===== Death =====
+On January 25, 1947, the 48-year-old former criminal died of heart failure in Florida. [([[https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/infectious-disease-sprung-al-capone-alcatraz|PBS]])]
+{{tag>history crime}}

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