Al Capone
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The biggest gangster of all, he made many people offers which they couldn't refuse. Illegal booze and other rackets were his stock-in-trade; tax evasion was what nailed him in the end.
Al Capone
born: 17-01-1899
birth place: Brooklyn, New York, USA
died: 25-01-1947
Al Capone was one of nine children born to his Italian immigrant parents.
At the age of 12, Al Capone dropped out of school and, by the time he was a teenager, was a member of a gang that was controlled by the mobster, Johnny Torrio.
The young Capone’s home was far from salubrious. He lived in a squalid tenement, little more than a slum, near the Navy Yard. It was a tough place given over to the vices sought by sailor characters that frequented the surrounding bars.
The Capone family was a regular, law abiding, albeit noisy Italian-American clan and there were few indications that the young Al Capone would venture into a world of crime and become public enemy number one.
Al Capone moved to Chicago in 1919, following Torrio, who had set up business there. Al Capone was rewarded for his work, and he quickly rose to prominence within the crime scene.
When Torrio was wounded, and no longer able to lead the gang, Al Capone took over and, soon after, the gang had control over Chicago’s bootlegging, gambling, and prostitution markets. It was a violent time, and hundreds died in the gang wars during the Prohibition era.
Undoubtedly the most infamous of Al Capone’s orders was the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre, on 14th February, 1929, where members of a rival gang were murdered by Capone’s gang, who pretended to be police officers.
Al Capone was also famously 'caught' in 1931, when he was successfully convicted for income-tax evasion. He was sentenced to serve 11 years in prison.
In 1939 Al Capone was released to hospital, after seven and a half years, as a result of an infection of syphilis. His poor health forced him to live as a virtual recluse in Florida, with his family, where he died on 25th January, 1947.
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born: 17-01-1899
birth place: Brooklyn, New York, USA
died: 25-01-1947
Al Capone was one of nine children born to his Italian immigrant parents.
At the age of 12, Al Capone dropped out of school and, by the time he was a teenager, was a member of a gang that was controlled by the mobster, Johnny Torrio.
The young Capone’s home was far from salubrious. He lived in a squalid tenement, little more than a slum, near the Navy Yard. It was a tough place given over to the vices sought by sailor characters that frequented the surrounding bars.
The Capone family was a regular, law abiding, albeit noisy Italian-American clan and there were few indications that the young Al Capone would venture into a world of crime and become public enemy number one.
Al Capone moved to Chicago in 1919, following Torrio, who had set up business there. Al Capone was rewarded for his work, and he quickly rose to prominence within the crime scene.
When Torrio was wounded, and no longer able to lead the gang, Al Capone took over and, soon after, the gang had control over Chicago’s bootlegging, gambling, and prostitution markets. It was a violent time, and hundreds died in the gang wars during the Prohibition era.
Undoubtedly the most infamous of Al Capone’s orders was the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre, on 14th February, 1929, where members of a rival gang were murdered by Capone’s gang, who pretended to be police officers.
Al Capone was also famously 'caught' in 1931, when he was successfully convicted for income-tax evasion. He was sentenced to serve 11 years in prison.
In 1939 Al Capone was released to hospital, after seven and a half years, as a result of an infection of syphilis. His poor health forced him to live as a virtual recluse in Florida, with his family, where he died on 25th January, 1947.
Links relating to this biography:
Crime & Investigation Network
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