The True Story Of Scarface

Capone Avoided Jail Time Through Bribes & Threats

Capone committed numerous crimes and was responsible for the deaths of multiple people; however, authorities had a difficult time prosecuting him. Capone avoided jail because he bribed public officials, paid off police, and threatened those who were witnesses against him. He was convicted of a crime for the first time in 1929 after police found him carrying a concealed firearm in Philadelphia. Capone was traveling to Chicago after meeting with fellow crime lords in Atlantic City, New Jersey. He served less than one year in jail. One month later the Chicago Crime Commission named him Public Enemy No. 1.