Who is Al Capone?
Here’s the first part of the wikipedia.org article on this man: Alphonse Gabriel “Al” Capone (January 17, 1899 – January 25, 1947), commonly nicknamed Scarface, was an Italian American gangster who led a crime syndicate dedicated to the smuggling and bootlegging of liquor and other illegal activities during the Prohibition Era of the 1920s and 1930s. Born in Brooklyn, New York, to southwestern Italian emigrants Gabriele and Teresina Capone, Capone began his career in Brooklyn before moving to Chicago and becoming the boss of the criminal organization known as the Chicago Outfit (although his business card reportedly described him as a used furniture dealer). By the end of the 1920s, Capone had gained the attention of the Federal Bureau of Investigation following his being placed on the Chicago Crime Commission’s “public enemies” list. Although never successfully convicted of racketeering charges, Capone’s criminal career ended in 1931, when he was indicted and convicted by the federal
Al Capone’s mugshot, with his fedora hat Al Capone was born in Brooklyn on January 17, 1899. He grew up in a rough neighborhood and was involved in gangs as a youth. At 14 he quit school and worked various jobs. It was while he was a bouncer Capone got the facial scars which would lead to his nickname of “Scarface”. Capone eventually became the greatest know gangster during the Prohibition era in the 1920’s earning him the title of Public Enemy Number 1. Capone was the mastermind of the famous 1929 St. Valentine’s Day Massacre in the Lincoln Park neighborhood on Chicago’s North Side. St. Valentine’s Day Massacre 1929 Capone did eventually go to prison and spent time at the famous Alactraz Federal Prison. Capone had contracted syphilis as a youth and this had a major impact on his health. After his release from prison his health continued to deteriorated. O
Alphonse Gabriel Capone, better known as Al Capone, was born on 17 January 1899 in New York City. One of nine siblings born to Neapolitan immigrants, Al Capone was forced to leave school at the age of 14, following a series of fights with a teacher. After that, it didn’t take long for him to join the Brooklyn Rippers, a gang well known for its petty crimes and local disturbances. Before he was even 20, Al Capone was married with one son and working for Frankie Yale, the leader of the infamous Five Points Gang. It was during this time that Al Capone had the knife fight that earned him the notorious cheek scar and the nickname Scarface. Al Capone moved to Chicago by order of Yale, who was worried that his protégé was “heating up” the local gang scene too much by assaulting and killing two rival gang members. It didn’t take long for Al Capone to find his place in the new city –In just a couple of months, he became second in command to Johnny Torrio, a well-known thug. During the Prohibiti
