Did Al Capone belong to a Mafia Family?
No, his father was a barber and had no connection to organized crime. “After his initial stint with small-time gangs, including The Junior Forty Thieves, Capone joined the Five Points Juniors, and then the notorious Five Points Gang. He was mentored by and employed as a bouncer by racketeer Frankie Yale.” And he was not sent to Chicago to “run things”. “Upon his arrival in Chicago, Al Capone assumed the position of Johnny Torrio’s right-hand man. Prior to Colosimo’s death, he worked various administrative jobs in the Four Deuces speakeasy and brothel, which also served as Torrio’s headquarters. By 1921, Capone was the full manager of the facility.” His organization was affiliated with the Mafia, but it wasn’t created by the Italian Mafia.
