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Al Capone ‘Didn't Deserve To Go To Alcatraz,' Says Closest Surviving Relative


Posted on Nov 21, 2011 @ 01:00AM - 2 comments

By Radar Staff

Notorious gangster Al Capone is known as the most infamous criminals of the 1920s, but his closest living relative says he didn’t deserve being sent to Alcatraz, the harshest prison in the country with the most despicable criminals.

"He was the King of Chicago," Al's great-grand niece, Deirdre Marie Capone told RadarOnline.com in an exclusive interview.

Notorious gangster Al Capone is known as the most infamous criminals of the 1920s, but his closest living relative says he didn’t deserve being sent to Alcatraz, the harshest prison in the country with the most despicable criminals.

"He was the King of Chicago," Al's great-grand niece, Deirdre Marie Capone told RadarOnline.com in an exclusive interview.

"He was convicted of tax evasion and sent there when he was 35. He should never have been there (Alcatraz) because it was a white collar crime. He got out at 40 and died at 48 of a stroke.

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