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Oa cuse for failing to answer a subpoena to appear as a witness in a federa Prohibition case in Chicago. Claiming he had been bed-ridden for six weeks while suffering with broncho-pneumonia, he produced a doctor’s sworn statement as proof that he was in no condition to travel. FBI agents checked into Capone’s story. They found that during the time he was supposedly ill and in bed, he had gone to the horse races, taken a boat tnp, flown to the Bahama Islands, and visited public places with a glow of health on his cheeks. As a result of this investigation, Capone was cited for contempt of court and ordered before a federal grand jury in Chicago. He was ar- rested in Florida and released on $5,000 bond on March 27, 1929. Two months later, Capone was arrested in Pennsylvania and convicted of carrying a concealed weapon. When his one-year sentence expired, he was prosecuted on the contempt of court charge and given six months in jail. While Capone was serving this sentence, Internal Reve- nue Bureau agents took a close look at Capone's financial affairs. He was charged with income tax evasion. The oné-time bawdyhouse cour- ier couldn't beat this rap. He was sent to prison for ten years. ‘ Excerpt from page 8&4 of "The FBI Story, 4 Report to the People" by Don Fhitehead